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Taking sides. (Record no. 25999)

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CONTROL NUMBER
control field 317116360
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20090413152217.0
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 090326s2010 mau b 000 0 eng d
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780073514451
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0073514454
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)317116360
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency FVC
Transcribing agency FVC
Modifying agency CoLwJCPL
LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 363.7
Item number TAKING SIDES
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Taking sides.
Name of part/section of a work Clashing views on environmental issues /
Statement of responsibility, etc selected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas Easton.
VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Clashing views on environmental issues.
VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Environmental issues.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 13th ed., expanded.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Boston :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc McGraw-Hill Higher Education,
Date of publication, distribution, etc c2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxx, 408 p. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Taking sides.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references.
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Environmental philosophy. Is the precautionary principle a sound approach to risk analysis? -- Is sustainable development compatible with human welfare? -- Should a price be put on the goods and services provided by the world's ecosystems? -- Principles versus politics. Should the Endangered Species Act be strengthened? -- Should the EPA be doing more to fight environmental injustice? -- Can pollution rights trading effectively control environmental problems? -- Energy issues. Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to oil drilling? -- Is global warming skepticism just smoke and mirrors? -- Is wind power green? -- Should cars be more efficient? -- Do biofuels enhance energy security? -- Is it time to revive nuclear power? -- Food and population. Do falling birthrates pose a threat to human welfare? -- Is genetic engineering the answer to hunger? -- Is a large-scale shift to organic farming the best way to increase world food supply? -- Toxic chemicals. Should DDT be banned worldwide? -- Do environmental hormone mimics pose a potentially serious health threat? -- Is the Superfund program successfully protecting human health form hazardous materials? -- Should the United States reprocess spent nuclear fuel? -- Is carbon capture technology ready to limit carbon emissions? -- Should North America's landscape be restored to the pre-human state?
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental policy.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental engineering.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Environmental sciences.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Critical thinking
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Easton, Thomas A.
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
d 363.7 TAK
c 314
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code
KRHS5974363 TAKKinkora Regional High School