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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. At 400 pages, with 100 of them endnotes, Apocalypse Never covers climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, species extinction, industrialization, meat, nuclear energy, and renewables.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. It's a natural resource and an economic one; many problems blight our oceans today, not least of all overfishing and the dumping of waste. They are vital for life and home to thousands of species.