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Eyes wide open, going behind the environmental headlines, Paul Fleischman

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Eyes wide open, going behind the environmental headlines, Paul Fleischman
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-179), filmography (page 180) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Eyes wide open
Nature of contents
bibliographyfilmographies
Oclc number
869527036
Responsibility statement
Paul Fleischman
Sub title
going behind the environmental headlines
Summary
"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking - suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world. This book explains it. Using politics, psychology, and history for attitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events and attitudes, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Here's the briefing you need to comprehend the twenty-first century"--Page [4] of cover
Table Of Contents
Noticing. Optical illusions ; The essentials ; My town/your town -- Perception. Vested interests ; Common sense ; Out of sight ; In the now ; Backstory : The oil embargo -- Defense mechanisms. Denial ; Projection ; Regression -- Systems. Democracy ; Capitalism ; Backstory: Ozone -- Attitudes. Science to the rescue ; Never retreat ; No limits ; Losing control ; Backstory: Kyoto -- Eyes abroad and ahead. Conflict ; Chindia ; Fixes ; Coming soon
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