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How the government got in your backyard : superweeds, frankenfoods, lawn wars, and the (nonpartisan) truth about environmental policies / Jeff Gillman, Eric Heberlig.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2011.Description: 256 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781604690019
  • 1604690011
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GE180 .G54 2011
Contents:
Science, political science, and the science of politics -- Organic food: safer, friendlier, better? -- Pesticides: how dangerous is dangerous? -- Fertilizers: good for the crops, bad for the water? -- Alternative energy: is ethanol overrated? -- Genetic engineering: a time bomb waiting to explode? -- Plant patents: protecting plants or profiteering? -- Invasive plants: kill the aliens? -- Legal and illegal plants: why are the bad guys bad? -- Local restrictions: is your backyard really yours? -- Global warming: natural or man-made? -- Balancing nature and politics.
Summary: Explores the American government's response to various environmental problems, including global warming, the energy crisis, the use of pesticides, and genetically modified foods.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB455.5 .G55 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800034985
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-244) and index.

Science, political science, and the science of politics -- Organic food: safer, friendlier, better? -- Pesticides: how dangerous is dangerous? -- Fertilizers: good for the crops, bad for the water? -- Alternative energy: is ethanol overrated? -- Genetic engineering: a time bomb waiting to explode? -- Plant patents: protecting plants or profiteering? -- Invasive plants: kill the aliens? -- Legal and illegal plants: why are the bad guys bad? -- Local restrictions: is your backyard really yours? -- Global warming: natural or man-made? -- Balancing nature and politics.

Explores the American government's response to various environmental problems, including global warming, the energy crisis, the use of pesticides, and genetically modified foods.

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