Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. WHAT DO AMERICANS WRONGLY BELIEVE ABOUT ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES, AND POPULATION?; 2. THE VANISHING FARMLAND SCAM; 3. THE CONCEPTS THAT LEAD TO SCARES ABOUT RESOURCES AND POPULATION GROWTH; 4. WHY DOES THE PUBLIC NOT HEAR SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL THINKERS?; 5. WHY ARE SO MANY BIOLOGISTS ALARMED?; 6. THE OLD-TIME JOURNALISTIC METHODS DON'T WORK HERE; 7. DAMN LIES, STATISTICS, AND DOOMSDAY; 8. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE VERSUS MEDIA-SHAPED OPINIONS; 9. HOW PSYCHOLOGY AFFECTS THE EVALUATION OF TRENDS
10. WHY DO WE HEAR PROPHECIES OF DOOM FROM EVERY SIDE?CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX
