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North America: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues

North America: A Continental Overview of Environmental Issues

Hillstrom, Kevin
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

Hardcover

Series: World's Environments

General ReferenceEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 1576076849
ISBN13: 9781576076842
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Aug 26 2003
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.12
Language: English

A concise yet thorough overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing the vast and diverse continent that is North America.

North America, tells the story of this environmental awakening and the continuing problems that the continent faces. It tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies of the North American environment.

According to some estimates, one out of every nine barrels of oil used in the world every day is consumed by a North American motorist. In 1996, World Wildlife Fund Canada estimated that the country was losing wilderness to development at a rate of more than one acre every 15 seconds. Today, this pace of destruction has been faulted for eroding much of the continent's fabulous natural wealth, and new emphasis is being placed on finding a more appropriate balance between development and conservation.

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