The American West at Risk summarizes the dominant human-generated environmental challenges facing the 11 contiguous arid western United States. The importance of this story is that protecting lands and soil also protects air and water quality, and water supplies, which are critical support for our lives and our health.
The American West at Risk summarizes the dominant human-generated environmental challenges facing the 11 contiguous arid western United States. The importance of this story is that protecting lands and soil also protects air and water quality, and water supplies, which are critical support for our lives and our health.
Wilshire: 35 year career with U.S. Geological Survey as field and research geologist, performing mapping of many geologic terrains of all geologic ages on earth, plus mapping of geologic formations on the moon from telescope and photographs. Participated in astronaut training program for Apollo 14 through 17 missions, and on live-time Apollo lunar mission back-up teams, and performed initial and follow-up studies of lunar samples. Wide-ranging research on human impacts on western U.S. arid lands. Board Chairman, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Nielson: 25 year career with U.S. Geological Survey as a field and research geologist, specializing in many aspects of Mojave Desert geology. Pre-USGS, taught geology, petrology courses at Northern Arizona University and geology, petrology, geochemistry, and environmental geology courses at California State University, Hayward, California. Also taught all these courses post-retirement at Pomona College, Claremont, California. Co-founder of the Sebastopol Water Information Group and board of directors member of O.W.L. Foundation, conducting research and disseminating information to the public on water development and land conservation issues. Hazlett: Career work includes appointments with the National Park Service at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and the U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Branch of Western Regional Geology. Has had full time appointments teaching at the University of Hawaii, Hilo, and at Occidental and Pomona colleges in California, with an Honorary staff appointment at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Has also organized and led courses for the School for Field Studies at Vesuvius in Italy. Growing interest in issues related to agriculture, including grazing, and forest stewardship in the American West.
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Introduction. Obeying Nature 1: Once and Future Trees 2: Harvesting the Future 3: Raiding the Range 4: Digging to China 5: Routes of Ruin 6: Legacies of War 7: Creating the Nuclear Wasteland 8: No Habitat But Our Own 9: The Last Drops 10: Garbage of the Golden West 11: Tragedy of the Playground 12: Driving to the End of America's Birthright 13: Nature's Way Conclusions. The Needs of our Posterity Appendix 1. Conserving U.S. Public Lands-A Chronology Appendix 2. Best Intentions--Federal Waste Disposal Laws Appendix 3. Everything Comes from the Earth Appendix 4. Bio-Chemical War and You Appendix 5. Destroyer of the Worlds Appendix 6. Plutonium Fields Forever Appendix 7. Bombs for Peace Appendix 8. The Bunker Buster Fantasy Appendix 9. US and Them--the United States and World Oil Reserves Appendix 10. "Democratizing" Energy--Hydrogen Fuel Cells Glossary Notes Index
Introduction. Obeying Nature 1: Once and Future Trees 2: Harvesting the Future 3: Raiding the Range 4: Digging to China 5: Routes of Ruin 6: Legacies of War 7: Creating the Nuclear Wasteland 8: No Habitat But Our Own 9: The Last Drops 10: Garbage of the Golden West 11: Tragedy of the Playground 12: Driving to the End of America's Birthright 13: Nature's Way Conclusions. The Needs of our Posterity Appendix 1. Conserving U.S. Public Lands-A Chronology Appendix 2. Best Intentions--Federal Waste Disposal Laws Appendix 3. Everything Comes from the Earth Appendix 4. Bio-Chemical War and You Appendix 5. Destroyer of the Worlds Appendix 6. Plutonium Fields Forever Appendix 7. Bombs for Peace Appendix 8. The Bunker Buster Fantasy Appendix 9. US and Them--the United States and World Oil Reserves Appendix 10. "Democratizing" Energy--Hydrogen Fuel Cells Glossary Notes Index
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