Eyes wide open : going behind the environmental headlines /
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "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. |
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| Physical Description: | 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience: | Young Adult. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-179) , filmography (page 180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780763671020 0763671029 9780763675455 0763675458 |