Watersheds 4 ten cases in environmental ethics - Newton, Lisa H. 1939-; Dillingham, Catherine K.; Choly, Joanne (Australia Belmont, CA Thomson Wadsworth, 2006)
Of greenhouses and freezers, the perils of global climate change -- Genetically modified organisms, the complex difficulties of frankenfood -- Skunked, crisis in the New England fisheries -- The ingenuity of the bugs, combating resistance to antibiotics -- Oil on the rocks, the wreck of the Exxon Valdez -- The extended family, saga of the great apes -- Chlorine sunrise, the beneficent possibilities of a known poison -- Are we the problem? Addressing the new population dilemma -- Fueling the world, what are the alternatives for energy? -- Biological diversity, saving the uniquenesses of the world.
Includes bibliography (p. 201-203) and index.
Keywords: Environmental ethics; Environmental ethics -- Case studies