| Description |
133 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Ideas in conflict series |
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Ideas in conflict series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: as in Conflict -- CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW: THE GLOBAL -- ENVIRONMENT -- 1 WHAT S THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT?9 -- Carl Sagan -- 2 CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL WARMI -- John R. Justice -- 3 TROPICAL FORESTS AND THE ATMOS2 -- Jos6A. Lutzenberger -- 4 THE OCEANS' EFFECT ON CLMATE2 -- Carl Wunsch -- 5 SEA LEVEL RISE AND COASTAL LIVING -- PATTERNS -- Stephen P Leatherman -- HAPTER 2 GLOBAL WARMING: IDEAS -- CONFLICT -- 6 FACTS FAIL TO BACK ARMING THEO39 -- Patrick J. Michaels -- 7 NO QUESTION ABOUT GLOBAL WARIN -- Theodore K. Rabb -- 8 IMMEDIATE POLCY CHANGE NOT -- NECESSARY -- Thomas F Malone -- 9 COST OF INACTION WLL BE ENORMOUS -- Michael Oppenheimer -- 10 WE LACK THE ABILITY TO PREDICT 66 -- CONSEQUENCES -- Wallace S. Broecker -- 11 THE EVIDENCE IS IN 72 -- Rafe Pomerance -- CHAPTER 3 THE OZONE LAYER -- 12 OVERVIEW: OZONE DEPLETION AND 82 -- THE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES -- Robert T. Watson -- 13 SERIOUS OZONE DEPLETION S NOW 87 -- OCCURRING -- F. Sherwod Rowland -- 14 OZONE LOSS IS NOT SIGNIFICANT 93 -- S. Robert Orfeo -- 15 REGULATION OF POLLUTANTS IS NEEDED 99 -- Andrew Maguire -- 16 WE MUST NOT ACT ON A THEORY 106 -- Alliance for Responsible CFC Policy -- CHAPTER 4 THE NEED FOR ACTION? -- 17 A PLANTO SAVE THE PLANET 116 -- John H. Chafee -- 18 WE ALREADY HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION 122 -- Lee M. Thomas -- Bibliography 130 -- REASONING SKILL DEVELOPMENT -- These activities may be used as individualize study guides for -- students in libraries and resource centers or as discussion -- catalysts in small group and classroom discussions. -- 1 What is Editorial Bias? 36 -- 2 Recognizing Author's Point of View 79 -- 3 Examining Counterpoints 113 -- 4 Interpreting Editorial Cartoons 128 |
| Summary |
Discusses global warming, the ozone layer, and the need for action |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-133) |
| Subject |
Global warming.
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
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Ozone layer depletion.
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| Author |
McCuen, Gary E.
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| LC no. |
90188347 |
| ISBN |
0865960631 |
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