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100 1 _aFleischman, Paul.
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245 1 0 _aEyes wide open :
_bgoing behind the environmental headlines /
_cPaul Fleischman.
250 _aFirst edition
260 _aSomerville, Massachusetts :
_bCandlewick Press,
_c2014.
300 _a203 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 158-184), filmography (pages 180) and index.
505 0 _aNoticing. Optical illusions ; The essentials ; My town/your town -- Perception. Vested interests ; Common sense ; Out of sight ; In the now ; Backstory: The oil embargo -- Defense mechanisms. Denial ; Projection ; Regression -- Systems. Democracy ; Capitalism ; Backstory: Ozone -- Attitudes. Science to the rescue ; Never retreat ; No limits ; Losing control ; Backstory: Kyoto -- Eues abroad and ahead. Conflict ; Chindia ; Fixes ; Coming soon.
520 _a"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking - suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world. This book explains it. Using politics, psychology, and history for attitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events and attitudes, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Here's the briefing you need to comprehend the twenty-first century"--Page [4] of cover.
650 0 _aEnvironmental protection.
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650 0 _aEnvironmental quality.
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