North America - A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues (Hardcover)

A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the vast and diverse continent that is North America. In 1969, a drilling platform off Santa Barbara exploded, leading to one of the greatest oil spills in history. In 1970, the Cuyahoga, one of the world's most polluted rivers, actually caught fire. These environmental catastrophes and countless others, woke North Americans up to the problems of headless economic growth and a frontier attitude that said resources were boundless, and the landscape was a dump for civilization's refuse. North America, one of six titles in the World Environments series, tells the story of this environmental awakening and the continuing problems that the continent faces. It tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies of the North American environment. According to some estimates, one out of every nine barrels of oil used in the world every day is consumed by a North American motorist. Each year, 50 to 100 million tons of hazardous waste are generated in the watershed for the Great Lakes. The Mississippi River has now deposited so much excess nitrogen into the Gulf from agr

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The World's Environments
Release date:	August 2003
First published:	August 2003
Authors:	Kevin Hillstrom • Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Dimensions:	232 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-57607-684-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57607-684-9
Barcode:	9781576076842

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