Saving the Environment: Debating the Costs

by Kathlyn Gay

A study of the conflict between environmentalists and property rights activists discusses the costs of cleaning up the environment, government involvement in the process, and other important issues from both sides of the argument.

128 pages, Library Binding

First published December 12, 1941

About the author

KATHLYN GAY is the author of more than 100 books, including young adult books, encyclopedias, teacher manuals, and portions of textbooks. Most of her work focuses on social and environmental issues, culture, history, and communication. In 1983, her book Acid Rain was selected as an "Outstanding Book" by the National Council for Social Studies and National Science Teachers' Association. Silent Killers received the same award in 1988. Global Garbage: International Trade in Toxic Waste was chosen as a Notable Book for Young People in 1993. In recent years, Kathlyn Gay has collaborated with family members, sons Martin and Douglas Gay and daughter Karen Hamilton, on various books.

Reviews

[Connor · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book, the problem is centered more around the political storm surrounding environmentalism. While the book contains a decent amount of details about the environmental crisis, and several appendixes, it is mainly about how enterprising companies attempt to talk down environmentalism in an attempt to keep laws against using certain profitable chemicals or actions. Nearly all industrial companies with an environmentally unfriendly, yet profitable action often try to dismiss any accusations or findings from environmentalists and scientists. One company even had their employees handle harmful chemicals while withholding the information about the health issues. Although it isn't an extremely good idea that we focus on the environment when the US is in the middle of several issues, it would be great idea if the US and several other very large countries would focus some attention to this issue.

[Catherine Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a result of the green trend lately there have been alot of books out there on becoming more green and all the benefits and good things about. however, what is usually mentioned is the moral benefits behind it and sometimes the economic side of it. this book focuses on the economic side of saving the environment and what exactly that means for a person's wallet these days. environmentalists are looking to the government to step in and help fund their efforts to claim land and preserve areas but thats not so much of an easy thing. additionally the environmental measures needed to make places more green are much too expensive for some people leaving them off this fast moving train of becoming green.