25 Myths That Are Destroying the Environment
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25 Myths That Are Destroying the Environment

What Many Environmentalists Believe and Why They Are Wrong

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eBook - ePub

25 Myths That Are Destroying the Environment

What Many Environmentalists Believe and Why They Are Wrong

About this book

25 Myths That Are Destroying the Environment explores the many myths circulating in ecological and political discussions. These myths often drive policy, and Botkin is here to set the record straight. What may seem like an environmentally conscious action may very well be bringing about the unnatural destruction of habitats and ecosystems.

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Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Introduction: Science, Religion, and Folkways
  3. Myth 1 We Are the Only Species That Has Ever Had Global Effects on the Environment
  4. Myth 2 Life Is Fragile, Requires Specific Conditions, and Can’t Adjust Easily to Change
  5. Myth 3 Extinction Is Unnatural and Bad, but Easy to Accomplish
  6. Myth 4 The Balance of Nature Exists and Dominates All Life and All Environments
  7. Myth 5 The Balance of Nature Is the Best and Only Condition for All Life
  8. Myth 6 Beauty in Nature Only Happens in Areas Completely Undisturbed by Us
  9. Myth 7 An Ecosystem Is Any Kind of Group, and a Biological Ecosystem Is a Fixed Group of Species
  10. Myth 8 People Are Outside of Nature
  11. Myth 9 The Only Reason to Conserve Nature: Every Species Has a Moral Right to Exist
  12. Myth 10 People Have Changed the Environment Only Since the Industrial/Scientific Age
  13. Myth 11 Without Human Interference, Earth’s Climate Is Stable
  14. Myth 12 People Are the Most Important Factor Determining Earth’s Climate
  15. Myth 13 Climate Change Will Lead to Huge Numbers of Extinctions
  16. Myth 14 Recent Weather Is Proof of Long-Term Climate Change
  17. Myth 15 Consensus Is Science
  18. Myth 16 Computer Models Are True
  19. Myth 17 All Populations Are Always Bound to Grow So Rapidly That They Exceed the Ability of Their Environment to Support Them and Then Go Extinct. This Will Be the Inevitable Fate of the Human Population
  20. Myth 18 Predators Are Absolutely Necessary to Control the Populations of Their Prey
  21. Myth 19 Maximum Sustainable Yields Are Possible for Fish and All Wildlife
  22. Myth 20 We Can’t Do Much about Environmental Risks—From Smaller Ones like a Local River Flooding to Large Ones like Hurricanes
  23. Myth 21 Smokey Bear Is Right: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires
  24. Myth 22 Forests Are an Important Place for Long-Term Carbon Storage
  25. Myth 23 Solar and Wind Energy Require Huge Areas
  26. Myth 24 Large-Scale Solar Energy Projects Work Only in Very Hot Climates
  27. Myth 25 Compared to Climate Change, All Other Environmental Issues Are Minor
  28. Final Overview
  29. Endnotes