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 14: PDF Print E-mail

Supplemental web reading for Chapter 14, Energy

  • http://www.eia.doe.gov The U.S. Government’s Energy Information Administration. National and international data, analyses and forecasts for conventional and renewable fuels; links to government and industry. 

  • http://www.eere.energy.gov The Department of Energy’s green wing, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; links to hundreds of international energy sites; all major types of renewable energy explained in detail; energy-efficiency tips. 

  • http://www.crest.org The Internet face of the Renewable Energy Policy Project; an excellent, annotated directory of alternative energy resources on the Internet. 

 

 

 


 

 

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