Moment in the sun a report on the deteriorating quality of the American environment Rienow, Robert 1907-1989 creator Rienow, Leona Train author. text bibliography nyu New York Dial Press 1967 monographic eng print xii, 286 pages 24 cm Critical analysis of what we have done and are doing to our natural resources. Perspective -- Zenith -- Shadows at noon -- The hidden price -- Stoking stomachs -- The devouring of our environment -- Ecology -- the relentless science -- Space and sprawl -- The great American thirst -- Ravished wonders -- Flight into eternity -- One tarnished standard of living -- The city syndrome -- The ultimate horror -- a septic world -- 38 cigarettes a day -- Crisis in beauty -- The redemption of beauty -- The destruction of ourselves -- Noise, nerves, and neurotics -- Our rising standard of poisons -- The death of dignity -- The great hoax -- Growth, greed, and gung ho -- To the rescue: the seas! -- To the rescue: the sciences! -- Prolonging our moment in the sun. [by] Robert Rienow and Leona Train Rienow. Also issued online. Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-275). n-us--- Conservation of natural resources United States United States Social conditions 1945- Human ecology Natural resources United States Ecology Social history United States Social conditions 1945- Environment Ecology Social Conditions United States Ressources naturelles États-Unis Écologie humaine États-Unis Conditions sociales 1945- Écologie Histoire sociale human ecology ecology social history Social history Natural resources Ecology Conservation of natural resources Human ecology Social conditions United States Conservation of natural resources United States Human ecology United States Social conditions 1945- Since 1945 fast S930 .R5 GE140 .R5 1967 301.3 S 930 R557m 1967 Moment in the sun Rienow, Robert, 1907-1989. New York, Dial Press, 1967 (OCoLC)596215805 67016535 DLC 791005 20230801131138.0 in00000297397 eng