Quotation by William D. Ruckelshaus, first Environmental Protection Agency Chief Administrator

"Using one discipline to address the environment isn't going to work.  You have to use them all."  ---William D. Ruckelshaus, first Environmental Protection Agency chief Administrator, 1970-1973, also 1983-85, speaking to "Living on Earth," broadcast through Public Radio International

Reviews of the Book

"Until the publication . . . of Environment: An Interdisciplinary Anthology, those searching for an overview of the field had few texts to which they might turn .... "

-Rochelle Johnson in Thoreau Society Bulletin for Fall 2008

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Remarks by the Publisher:

"A comprehensive guide to environmental literacy."

 

Selected as a 2008 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries.

Events

- Professor James Engell to teach a DuPont Seminar at the National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, on Environmental issues and the humanities ...
- Professor Glenn Adelson to attend the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) meeting ...

Video Focus

Web Connections for Chapter 4: PDF Print E-mail

Supplemental web reading for Chapter 4, Biotechnology and Genetically Manipulated Organisms

  • http://www.safe-food.org The site of “Mothers for Natural Law.” Views the genetic engineering of food as a vast experiment in which we are all uninformed volunteers. 

  • http://www.biotech-info.net Ag BioTech InfoNet, sponsored by a consortium of scientific, environmental, and consumer organizations. 

  • http://www.gene-watch.org The Council for Responsible Genetics. Dedicated to public participation in the debates over genetically based technology.