Overview

Trashing the Planet is the one book you need to get a commonsense grasp on the contentious issues of environmentalism, where science and politics overlap and well-meaning idealism turns to counterproductive ecoterrorism. Dixy Lee Ray, a marine biologist and former chair of the Atomic Energy Commission, calls for environmentalists to regain a sense of perspective and not let their ardor carry them into the realm of ""noble lies."" Dr. Ray exposes how little the public knows about the environment, how piddling are man's influences upon it--volcanoes shoot more pollutants into the atmosphere than do all of man's industrial activities--and how complex are the interactions of natural phenomena. Reminding us that ""a well-tended garden is better than a neglected woodlot,"" Trashing the Planet is a breath of fresh air in the current debate dominated by rhetorical extremism.

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9781455117604

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""Libraries may want this as an alternative to the growing mass of green literature."" -- ""Library Journal""

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Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) was a marine biologist. In 1973 she was appointed by Richard Nixon to chair the US Atomic Energy Commission, the first woman to be so appointed. She was elected governor of Washington in 1976. She is the author of Environmental Overkill. Lou Guzzo is one of the most prolific writers of his day. Because of his penchant for writing, friends have dubbed Guzzo as a modern-day ""Grandpa Moses of Literature."" Jeff Riggenbach (1947-2021), an award-winning narrator, worked in radio in San Francisco for over thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.

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