A Moment on the Earth: The Coming Age of Environmental OptimismHeralding the next wave of environmental concerns, Easterbrook has written a powerful book charting a surprising and fundamental shift toward the positive in environmental events. He shows us how to view abuses from nature's own resilient perspective, and how we must work with nature in our present moment on the Earth to create a nobler future for humankind. |
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Page 184
... Smog forms when pollutants react photochemically with sunlight ; the hotter the weather , the more smog . The air - pollution figures that really count , environmentalists said , are those for 1988. That was the worst smog summer in ...
... Smog forms when pollutants react photochemically with sunlight ; the hotter the weather , the more smog . The air - pollution figures that really count , environmentalists said , are those for 1988. That was the worst smog summer in ...
Page 201
... smog numbers began declining . " When you adjust for mete- orology , the underlying trends are almost entirely positive , " says Jones , the air pollution analyst . Had the National Academy of Sciences adjust- ed its figures for the ...
... smog numbers began declining . " When you adjust for mete- orology , the underlying trends are almost entirely positive , " says Jones , the air pollution analyst . Had the National Academy of Sciences adjust- ed its figures for the ...
Page 202
... smog , far from being an intractable problem that will haunt society well into the future , will be nearly gone as soon as the turn of the century . Already the number of cities plagued by what the EPA delicately calls " air - quality ...
... smog , far from being an intractable problem that will haunt society well into the future , will be nearly gone as soon as the turn of the century . Already the number of cities plagued by what the EPA delicately calls " air - quality ...
Contents
The Dance of the Ages 3 3351 | 3 |
The Green Fortress | 25 |
Time as the Ultimate Resource | 46 |
Copyright | |
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