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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Serious Is the Global Environmental Crisis? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| Climate Change Is a Serious Problem: Current Events | |
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| Climate Change Is Not a Catastrophe | |
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| Increasing Air Pollution Is Creating Atmospheric Brown Clouds: United Nations Environment Programme | |
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| The Health of the World's Oceans Is Rapidly Declining: Pew Environmental Group | |
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| The World Is Facing a Global Water Crisis | |
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| Overpopulation Is the Central Environmental Crisis Facing the World | |
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| Is Global Warming a Real Threat? | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Yes: Global Warming Is a Real Threat | |
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| Global Warming Is the Greatest Threat Humans Have Ever Faced | |
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| Global Warming Could Lead to World Poverty and War | |
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| It May Already Be Too Late to Save the Planet from Global Warming | |
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| No: Global Warming Is Not a Real Threat | |
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| Global Warming Is Not a Crisis | |
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| There Is No Scientific Consensus on Global Warming | |
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| The United Nations' Climate Reports Are Full of Errors | |
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| Global Warming Is a Myth | |
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| Is Biodiversity Loss a Major Concern? | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Yes: Biodiversity Loss Is a Major Concern | |
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| Biocide Is a Bigger Threat than Global Warming | |
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| Human Health Depends on Plant and Animal Biodiversity: United Nations Development Programme | |
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| Marine Biodiversity Is at Great Risk | |
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| No: Biodiversity Loss Is Not a Major Concern | |
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| Biodiversity Loss Has Been Greatly Exaggerated: Sustainable Development Network | |
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| Some Species Should Be Allowed to Become Extinct | |
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| Species Preservation Must Be Balanced with Competing Human Needs | |
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| What Steps Are Necessary to Better Protect the Environment? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| The New U.S. President Must Undo the George W. Bush Administration's Environmental Policies | |
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| The World Must Curtail Greenhouse Emissions Even Faster than Previously Thought | |
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| Biodiversity Hotspots Must Be Protected | |
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| Market Incentives Can Solve Environmental Problems | |
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| The Market Cannot Solve the Environmental Crisis | |
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| The Economy Must Be Reshaped to Save the Earth: New Scientist | |
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| The Current Economic Crisis Provides Opportunities to Create a Sustainable Global Economy | |
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| Organizations to Contact | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |