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Organic food

Presents articles and essays offering opposing viewpoints on issues related to organic food production and consumption in the United States, such as whether or not organic food is really more healthy than conventional food.

Can glacier and ice melt be reversed?

2014
Includes a wide range of opinions surrounding the question, can glacier and ice melt be reversed?.

Human Waste

2012
Focuses on the topic, human waste, offering a variety of perspectives, eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more to illuminate the issue.

Biodiversity

2010
Contains thirteen essays that examine the importance of biodiversity, discussing the benefits, potential threats, and ways to address the issues that challenge efforts to protect the natural environment.

The BP oil spill

2012
A collection of essays that offers varying perspectives on issues related to the BP oil spill including which organization is at fault, the degree of damage caused by the spill, and more.

Ethanol

2009
Examines controversies associated with the use of ethanol as an alternate source of energy, discussing whether or not ethanol truly helps the environment, the impact ethanol production has on food prices, the response of special interest groups, and other related topics.

What is the impact of E-waste?

2012
A collection of thirteen essays that examines the impact of electronic waste, discussing it being dumped in developing countries, cellular phones, how consumers dispose of it, government regulation, and more.

Fracking

2013
A collection of essays presenting a range of viewpoints on fracking, the use of hydrolic fracturing to collect natural gas from shale rock.

Will the world run out of fresh water?

2012
Discusses the issues surrounding fresh water resources, including pollution, water as commodity vs. water as human right, and desalination as a solution to fresh water shortages.

Wave and tidal power

2011
Contains thirteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on the potential of wave and tidal power, the threats they may pose, and the possibility that wave and tidal power companies might secure a significant portion of the renewable energy market.

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