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This Borrowed Earth: Lessons from the Fifteen Worst Environmental Disasters around the World (MacSci) / Hernan, Robert Emmet | |
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin | |
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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.