1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910689449703321

Titolo

Human subject research protections : hearing before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, May 3, 2000

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 171 p.)

Soggetti

Human experimentation in medicine - Government policy - United States

Clinical trials - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910295748903321

Autore

Nielsen Larry

Titolo

Nature's Allies : Eight Conservationists Who Changed Our World / / by Larry Nielsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-64283-007-0

1-61091-797-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

333.720922

Soggetti

Conservation biology

Ecology

Environmental health

Philosophy of nature

Environmental law

Conservation Biology

Environmental Health

Environmental Sciences

Philosophy of Nature

Environmental Law



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Foreword \ Curt Meine -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: John Muir, Earth-Citizen, Universe -- Chapter 2: Ding Darling, The Best Friend a Duck Ever Had -- Chapter 3: Aldo Leopold, “A Very Large and Important Sumpin” -- Chapter 4: Rachel Carson, “The Lady Who Started All This” -- Chapter 5: Chico Mendes, Gandhi of the Amazon -- Chapter 6: Billy Frank, Jr., The Getting-Arrested Guy -- Chapter 7: Wangari Maathai, The Green Crusader -- Chapter 8: Gro Harlem Brundtland, Godmother of Sustainable Development -- About the Author -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

It’s easy to feel powerless in the face of big environmental challenges—but we need inspiration more than ever. With political leaders who deny climate change, species that are fighting for their very survival, and the planet’s last places of wilderness growing smaller and smaller, what can a single person do? In Nature’s Allies, Larry Nielsen uses the stories of conservation pioneers to show that through passion and perseverance, we can each be a positive force for change. In eight engaging and diverse biographies—John Muir, Ding Darling, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr., Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland—we meet individuals who have little in common except that they all made a lasting mark on our world. Some famous and some little known to readers, they spoke out to protect wilderness, wildlife, fisheries, rainforests, and wetlands. They fought for social justice and exposed polluting practices. They marched,wrote books, testified before Congress, performed acts of civil disobedience, and, in one case, were martyred for their defense of nature. Nature’s Allies pays tribute to them all as it rallies a new generation of conservationists to follow in their footsteps. These vivid biographies are essential reading for anyone who wants to fight for the environment against today’s political opposition. Nature’s Allies will inspire students, conservationists, and nature lovers to speak up for nature and show the power of one person to make a difference. .