Energy, the Environment, and Public Policy: Issues for the 1990s

David L. McKee

Energy, the Environment, and Public Policy: Issues for the 1990s
Format
Hardback
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Country
United States
Published
30 March 1991
Pages
232
ISBN
9780275937195

Energy, the Environment, and Public Policy: Issues for the 1990s

David L. McKee

With contributions by experts in economics, geography, marketing, agriculture, business, international affairs and more, this book addresses the extent and gravity of the current environmental situation. From toxic industrial and medical waste to acid rain and radioactive waste, from the Alaskan oil spill to the continuing destruction of the rain forests, McKee’s focus is on economic welfare. He points out that public and private issues regarding environmental problems have been limited to crisis response. The contributions he has chosen for this volume clarify key issues for formulating policy options toward long-range economic welfare. The book includes an assessment of environmental policy during the Reagan administrationa nd position statements by a prominent oil executive and a leading environmental conservationist. Other topics covered include: ethics and environmental restraint; financing the clean-up of hazardous waste; the impact of environmental regulation on plant location; solid waste disposal; environmental damage and national security; the decommissioning of nuclear facilities; the greenhouse effect; environmental constraints on economic diversification in small economies; and transboundary issues facing Canada and the United States. This work offers an overview for those converned with the economic aspects of energy, and the environment, including policy-makers in business, government and academia.

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