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DNA technology : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton
| DNA technology : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton |
| Autore | Newton David E |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, LLC, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (391 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Disciplina | 660.6/5 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico | Genetic engineering |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-64170-1
979-82-16-07555-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Background and history -- Problems, issues, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155158103321 |
Newton David E
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, LLC, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental justice : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton
| Environmental justice : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton |
| Autore | Newton David E |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil rights
Distributive justice Environmental justice - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-64691-1
1-84972-882-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""1 Background and History""; ""Warren County, North Carolina: September 15, 1982""; ""Environmental Inequities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice""; ""Examples of Environmental Inequities""; ""West Dallas, Texas""; ""Churchrock, New Mexico""; """"Cancer Alley""""; ""Pesticide Exposure""; ""Consumption of Toxic Fish from the Detroit River""; ""Proposed Select Steel Corporation Plant (Flint, Michigan)""; ""Sweet Valley and Cobb Town, Alabama""; ""West Harlem Environmental Action and Diesel Buses""
""Southern Nuclear Operating Company""""Environmental Justice: Environmentalism and Civil Rights""; ""The Modern Environmental Movement""; ""The Civil Rights Movement""; ""Environmental Justice Comes of Age""; ""The Commission on Racial Justice of the United Church of Christ""; ""The Michigan Conference""; ""Governmental Recognition in the 1990s""; ""First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit""; ""Environmental Justice as a Social Movement""; ""Growth and Challenges""; ""References""; ""2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions"" ""Do Environmental Inequities Actually Exist?""""Progress and Environmental Degradation""; ""NIMBY, PIBBY, and LULUs""; ""Concerns about Environmental Issues among People of Color""; ""Access to Tools of Protest""; ""Job Blackmail""; ""The Effects of Environmental Regulations""; ""Environmental Inequities: By Chance or By Choice?""; ""The Legal Question of ""Intent"" in Environmental Inequities""; ""Responding to Environmental Inequities""; ""The Current Status of the Environmental Justice Movement in the United States""; ""Environmental Inequities Exist"" ""Federal, State, Regional, and Local Governmental Agencies Have a Responsibility to Find, Study, and Deal with Cases of Environmental Inequities""""The Federal Government Has Not Been a Strong Advocate for Environmental Justice""; ""Complaints Filed with the EPA Have Not Been an Effective Means of Dealing with Environmental Inequities""; ""Environmental Justice Advocates Have Largely Failed to Obtain Redress from Inequities through the Judicial System""; ""The U.S. Congress Has Failed to Take Action on Basic Environmental Justice Legislation"" ""Environmental Justice Activists Have Learned to Use a Combination of Tools for Achieving Their Goals""""References""; ""3 Worldwide Perspective""; ""Environmental Inequities Worldwide""; ""Mineral Extraction in Papua New Guinea""; ""Environmental Discrimination against the Roma in Central Europe""; ""Ecotourism and the Maasai""; ""The Bakun Hydroelectric Project in Sarawak""; ""Thor Chemicals and Mercury ""Recycling""""; ""The Voyage of the Khian Sea""; ""A Background for the Transboundary Dumping of Hazardous Wastes""; ""The Basel Convention""; ""Other Treaties and Bans"" ""Environmental Justice and Climate Change"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785584403321 |
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Newton David E
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental justice : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton
| Environmental justice : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton |
| Autore | Newton David E |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil rights
Distributive justice Environmental justice - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-64691-1
1-84972-882-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""1 Background and History""; ""Warren County, North Carolina: September 15, 1982""; ""Environmental Inequities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice""; ""Examples of Environmental Inequities""; ""West Dallas, Texas""; ""Churchrock, New Mexico""; """"Cancer Alley""""; ""Pesticide Exposure""; ""Consumption of Toxic Fish from the Detroit River""; ""Proposed Select Steel Corporation Plant (Flint, Michigan)""; ""Sweet Valley and Cobb Town, Alabama""; ""West Harlem Environmental Action and Diesel Buses""
""Southern Nuclear Operating Company""""Environmental Justice: Environmentalism and Civil Rights""; ""The Modern Environmental Movement""; ""The Civil Rights Movement""; ""Environmental Justice Comes of Age""; ""The Commission on Racial Justice of the United Church of Christ""; ""The Michigan Conference""; ""Governmental Recognition in the 1990s""; ""First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit""; ""Environmental Justice as a Social Movement""; ""Growth and Challenges""; ""References""; ""2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions"" ""Do Environmental Inequities Actually Exist?""""Progress and Environmental Degradation""; ""NIMBY, PIBBY, and LULUs""; ""Concerns about Environmental Issues among People of Color""; ""Access to Tools of Protest""; ""Job Blackmail""; ""The Effects of Environmental Regulations""; ""Environmental Inequities: By Chance or By Choice?""; ""The Legal Question of ""Intent"" in Environmental Inequities""; ""Responding to Environmental Inequities""; ""The Current Status of the Environmental Justice Movement in the United States""; ""Environmental Inequities Exist"" ""Federal, State, Regional, and Local Governmental Agencies Have a Responsibility to Find, Study, and Deal with Cases of Environmental Inequities""""The Federal Government Has Not Been a Strong Advocate for Environmental Justice""; ""Complaints Filed with the EPA Have Not Been an Effective Means of Dealing with Environmental Inequities""; ""Environmental Justice Advocates Have Largely Failed to Obtain Redress from Inequities through the Judicial System""; ""The U.S. Congress Has Failed to Take Action on Basic Environmental Justice Legislation"" ""Environmental Justice Activists Have Learned to Use a Combination of Tools for Achieving Their Goals""""References""; ""3 Worldwide Perspective""; ""Environmental Inequities Worldwide""; ""Mineral Extraction in Papua New Guinea""; ""Environmental Discrimination against the Roma in Central Europe""; ""Ecotourism and the Maasai""; ""The Bakun Hydroelectric Project in Sarawak""; ""Thor Chemicals and Mercury ""Recycling""""; ""The Voyage of the Khian Sea""; ""A Background for the Transboundary Dumping of Hazardous Wastes""; ""The Basel Convention""; ""Other Treaties and Bans"" ""Environmental Justice and Climate Change"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812040003321 |
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Newton David E
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fracking : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton
| Fracking : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton |
| Autore | Newton David E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 340 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 622/.2 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Gas well drilling - Environmental aspects
Hydraulic fracturing - Environmental aspects Hydraulic fracturing - Government policy - United States |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-65342-1
979-82-16-08660-4 1-78684-543-1 1-61069-692-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Background and history -- The genesis of fossil fuels -- Oil and gas resources -- Terminology -- Exploring for oil and gas -- Drilling technology -- Petroleum chemistry -- A brief history of petroleum exploration -- The petroleum century -- The natural gas century -- Hydraulic fracturing -- The history of hydraulic fracturing -- Horizontal drilling -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Peak oil and gas : still a looming threat or only a distant fantasy? -- The global state of affairs -- Energy independence for the United States -- Benefirs of fracking -- Direct economic benefits -- Indirect economic benefits -- Environmental benefits -- Opposition to fracking -- Problems associated with hydraulic fracturing -- Water use -- Water contamination -- Air pollution -- Earthquakes -- Aesthetic and related disturbances -- Laws and regulations -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Perspectives -- Introduction -- Separating fact from hype / Trudy E. Bell -- Why fracking is beneficial / Bruce Everett -- The urgent need for global definition of terms in the reporting on fracking and seismic activity : Gina Hagler, 140 -- Fracking and the future of fresh water / Michael Pastorkovich -- Fracking by the numbers / John Rumpler -- Exploring alternative uses for fracking water / Lana Straub -- Fracking like it's your job : why worker safety in the fracking industry is so important / Laura Walter -- Feeding the fracking workforce : how worker nutrition supports health, safety and productivity / Christopher Wanjek -- Food as protection -- What workers need, and what workers get -- Return on investment -- References -- 4. Profiles -- Introduction -- American Gas Association -- American Petroleum Institute -- America's Natural Gas Alliance -- Chesapeake Climate Action Network -- Consumer Energy Alliance -- H. John Eastman (1905-1985) -- Terry Engelder -- Environment America -- Food & Water Watch -- Ground Water Protection Council -- Erle P. Halliburton (1892-1957) -- William Hart (1797-1865) -- Independent Petroleum Association of America -- Anthony R. Ingraffea (1947-) -- International Energy Agency -- Interstate Natural Gas Association of America -- Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission -- E. W. Marland (1874-1941) -- Aubrey McClendon (1959-) -- George Mitchell (1919-2013) -- The National Association of Royalty Owners -- No Fracked Gas in Mass -- Edward A. L. Roberts (1829-1881) -- The Endocrine Disruption Exchange -- Tom L. Ward (1959-) -- Waterkeeper Alliance -- 5. Data and Documents -- Introduction -- Data -- Documents -- 6. Resources for further research -- Introduction -- Books -- Articles -- Reports -- Internet -- 7. Chronology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910679635903321 |
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Newton David E
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Marijuana : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton
| Marijuana : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton |
| Autore | Newton David E |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 372 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 615.3/23648 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Drug legalization - United States
Marijuana - History Marijuana - Therapeutic use - United States |
| ISBN |
979-84-00-68283-4
979-82-16-11486-4 1-4408-5052-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Background and history -- 2. Problems, issues, and solutions -- 3. Perspectives -- 4. Profiles -- 5. Data and documents -- 6. Annotated bibliography -- 7. Chronology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162794203321 |
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Newton David E
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science and political controversy : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton
| Science and political controversy : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton |
| Autore | Newton David E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.9/26 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Science and state - History
Science and state - United States Science - Political aspects Science - Political aspects - United States |
| ISBN |
979-82-16-01151-4
979-82-16-14217-1 1-78539-938-1 1-61069-320-5 |
| Classificazione | SCI060000REF028000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY; Greek Science in Decline; The Rise of Modern Science; What Is Science?; The Organization of Science; What Is the Purpose of Science?; The Industrial Revolution; The French Revolution; The Origins of Science in America; The Growth of Basic Research in the United States; Science and Politics in the Mid-20th Century; The Soviet Union; Nazi Germany; Great Britain; Conclusion; 2 PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS; Galileo Revisited: The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer; The Science behind the Politics; Reaction in the United States
Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, and ReactionThe Space Race and the Apollo Program; Big Science, Little Science; The Superconducting Super Collider; The Strategic Defense Initiative; Science Interruptus; The Evils of Marijuana,; Issues of Human Sexuality; Abstinence-Only Education; Plan B; Global Climate Change; Conclusion; 3 PERSPECTIVES; Introduction; The Politics of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Sandy Becker; Kitzmiller v. Dover in Focus, Glenn Branch; Science Is Not a Liberal Conspiracy, Allan B. Cobb; Rowland's Recipe for Climate Treaty Success, Joel Grossman The Evolving Dispute over Teaching Darwinism, Phill JonesA Satellite Launches More Controversy; Antievolutionists Struggle to Adapt Tactics; The Politics of Genetically Modified Foods, Bill Loftus; Science, Politics, and High Energy Physics, Michael Perricone; Lysenko's Revenge: Science, Politics, and Hot Rhetoric, John Galbraith Simmons; The Corruption of Climate Science by Leftist Politics, A. J. Smuskiewicz; Oil and Water-The Political Mix of the 21st Century, Lana Straub; 4 PROFILES; Introduction; Todd Akin (1947-); American Association for the Advancement of Science Jonathan Beckwith (1935-)Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science; Teresa Stanton Collett; Federation of American Scientists; Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911); Government Accountability Project; Edward R. Korman (1942-); Philipp Lenard (1862-1947); John Marburger (1941-2011); National Academy of Sciences; National Center for Science Education; Plato (428/427-348/347 BCE); Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy; Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility; Ronald Reagan (1911-2004); Eugenie C. Scott (1945-); Kathleen Sebelius (1948-); B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) Union of Concerned Scientists5 DATA AND DOCUMENTS; Introduction; Data; Table 5.1: Impact of Abstinence-Only Education Programs on Behavior; Table 5.2: Survey of FDA Scientists. Percent of Scientists Expressing Each Opinion on Each Question; Documents; The Republic, by Plato (ca. 389 BCE); Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989; Abortion and Breast Cancer Legislation (1990s); Politics and Science in the Federal Government (2003); Gil Garcetti, et al., Petitioners v. Richard Ceballos , 547 U.S. 410 (2006); Politicization of the Surgeon General's Office (2007) In the Matter of Julie MacDonald (2008) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790905303321 |
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Newton David E
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science and political controversy : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton
| Science and political controversy : a reference handbook / / David E. Newton |
| Autore | Newton David E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.9/26 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Science and state - History
Science and state - United States Science - Political aspects Science - Political aspects - United States |
| ISBN |
979-82-16-01151-4
979-82-16-14217-1 1-78539-938-1 1-61069-320-5 |
| Classificazione | SCI060000REF028000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY; Greek Science in Decline; The Rise of Modern Science; What Is Science?; The Organization of Science; What Is the Purpose of Science?; The Industrial Revolution; The French Revolution; The Origins of Science in America; The Growth of Basic Research in the United States; Science and Politics in the Mid-20th Century; The Soviet Union; Nazi Germany; Great Britain; Conclusion; 2 PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS; Galileo Revisited: The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer; The Science behind the Politics; Reaction in the United States
Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, and ReactionThe Space Race and the Apollo Program; Big Science, Little Science; The Superconducting Super Collider; The Strategic Defense Initiative; Science Interruptus; The Evils of Marijuana,; Issues of Human Sexuality; Abstinence-Only Education; Plan B; Global Climate Change; Conclusion; 3 PERSPECTIVES; Introduction; The Politics of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Sandy Becker; Kitzmiller v. Dover in Focus, Glenn Branch; Science Is Not a Liberal Conspiracy, Allan B. Cobb; Rowland's Recipe for Climate Treaty Success, Joel Grossman The Evolving Dispute over Teaching Darwinism, Phill JonesA Satellite Launches More Controversy; Antievolutionists Struggle to Adapt Tactics; The Politics of Genetically Modified Foods, Bill Loftus; Science, Politics, and High Energy Physics, Michael Perricone; Lysenko's Revenge: Science, Politics, and Hot Rhetoric, John Galbraith Simmons; The Corruption of Climate Science by Leftist Politics, A. J. Smuskiewicz; Oil and Water-The Political Mix of the 21st Century, Lana Straub; 4 PROFILES; Introduction; Todd Akin (1947-); American Association for the Advancement of Science Jonathan Beckwith (1935-)Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science; Teresa Stanton Collett; Federation of American Scientists; Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911); Government Accountability Project; Edward R. Korman (1942-); Philipp Lenard (1862-1947); John Marburger (1941-2011); National Academy of Sciences; National Center for Science Education; Plato (428/427-348/347 BCE); Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy; Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility; Ronald Reagan (1911-2004); Eugenie C. Scott (1945-); Kathleen Sebelius (1948-); B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) Union of Concerned Scientists5 DATA AND DOCUMENTS; Introduction; Data; Table 5.1: Impact of Abstinence-Only Education Programs on Behavior; Table 5.2: Survey of FDA Scientists. Percent of Scientists Expressing Each Opinion on Each Question; Documents; The Republic, by Plato (ca. 389 BCE); Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989; Abortion and Breast Cancer Legislation (1990s); Politics and Science in the Federal Government (2003); Gil Garcetti, et al., Petitioners v. Richard Ceballos , 547 U.S. 410 (2006); Politicization of the Surgeon General's Office (2007) In the Matter of Julie MacDonald (2008) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813200503321 |
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Newton David E
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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