
- 408 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
An accessible and impartial survey of the positions of the Republican and Democratic parties on the most pressing environmental issues of our time, from climate change and wilderness preservation to air and water pollution. Today's Environmental Issues: Democrats and Republicans presents a unique perspective on party politics—one that impartially identifies similarities and differences regarding an array of topics ranging from fracking, sustainability, and pesticides to logging and noise pollution. Essays provide both historical information and up-to-date coverage of partisan opinions on today's environmental concerns. Written for upper level high school students, undergraduates, and general audiences interested in environmental issues and partisan viewpoints, this book enables readers to better understand the origins, details, differences, and commonalities of partisan opinions surrounding today's environmental concerns. Each environmental issue is unique with its own set of concerns and impacts, particularly when viewed from a party perspective. By examining a breadth of issues from the party viewpoint, readers can understand how the parties could work together or in opposition, depending on the environmental issue—and that the parties may not always be polar opposites on every issue, a characterization that is often portrayed in the media. Each essay includes a sidebar that presents a quick look at the party line, individuals who have shaped opinion or policy, or key court decisions.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface: Partisan Environmental Priorities
- Introduction
- Climate Change
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
- Emissions Trading
- Endangered Species
- Environmental Justice
- Freshwater Use and Pollution
- Fuel and Energy Efficiency Standards
- Genetically Modified Foods
- Grazing
- Hazardous Waste Disposal
- Hydraulic Fracturing (“Fracking”)
- Hydroelectric Energy
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Logging on Public Lands
- Marine Pollution and Protection
- Mining
- Motorized Recreation on Public Lands
- National Parks
- Noise Pollution
- Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Oil and Natural Gas Drilling
- Outdoor Air Pollution
- Ozone Depletion
- Pesticides
- Public Lands
- Solar Energy
- Sustainability
- Transportation
- Wetlands
- Wilderness Conservation
- Wind Energy
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Contributors