First published in 1992. Why are environmental problems, problems?
Usually, says Graham Bennett. because the interests of the polluter
are incompatible with the preservation of the environment. A hunter
of whales, no matter how concerned about their decline, will always
need to kill again, and a government, no matter how worried about
the effects of its polluting industry, will still fight to keep it
going. In this fascinating book the author takes six examples as
far apart as the Rhine and the Arctic, as Tennessee and the Gulf of
Genoa, to illustrate his point. In doing so he shows up the
dilemmas facing those who are fighting to improve matters. He
demonstrates the degree of duplicity exercised by those in power in
order to preserve their interests, but he also shows how often
environmental problems emerge simply because of muddle. These
riveting stories describe not just the well-known effects of
pollution or environmental destruction, but the ways in which the
problems arise and the circumstances and complexity of the
questions to be resolved. Whatever the concern - the preservation
of the Bowhead Whale, or dumping salt in the Rhine - this book is a
must for every environmentalist.
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