Mark B. Weldon

Fundamentals of Practical Environmentalism (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Environmental decisions present themselves every day in forms large and small. Should I walk to work today? What about global warming-should I write my congressperson and demand that the government do something? Should I put solar panels on my roof? Should I get a different car or turn up the temperature on the air conditioner or get water-saving f

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439849293
• Artikelnr.: 57533362

Autorenporträt

Dr. Weldon is an engineer by training and experience. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering and earned his doctorate in Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa. He has spent much of his career working in industrial power plants. His experience includes working for large corporations in the pulp and paper, building products, and food products industries. He has also worked as a plant engineer for a Midwestern municipal electrical utility. His current position is focused on energy conservation and environmental sustainability for a large food manufacturer. Dr. Weldon has been a college instructor and carried out research in the areas of ground source heat pump systems and the association of water quality in Midwestern rivers with agricultural land use patterns. He is married with four children and lives in a wonderful small town in eastern Iowa.

Inhaltsangabe

An Introduction to Practical Environmentalism and the Four Pillars. A Short
History of Environmentalism in the United States. The Ethics of
Environmentalism. The Confounding Factors. Environmental Degradation-The
First Pillar. Resource Conservation-The Second Pillar. The "Human" Pillars
of Economic Progress and Personal Benefit. Scoring with the Pillars-A Few
Simple Examples to Illustrate the Method. The Pillars in Daily Life. The
Pillars and the Really Big Issues. More Really Big Issues-The Sacrificial
Ones. The Pillars and Global Warming. Other Measures of Environmental
Performance. Some Final Thoughts. Index.