This Borrowed Earth

This Borrowed Earth
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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages : 250
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ISBN-10 : 9780230105270
ISBN-13 : 0230105270
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Book Synopsis This Borrowed Earth by : Robert Emmet Hernan

Download or read book This Borrowed Earth written by Robert Emmet Hernan and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last century mankind has irrevocably damaged the environment through the unscrupulous greed of big business and our own willful ignorance. Here are the strikingly poignant accounts of disasters whose names live in infamy: Chernobyl, Bhopal, Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Love Canal, Minamata and others. And with these, the extraordinary and inspirational stories of the countless men and women who fought bravely to protect the communities and environments at risk.


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