Conserving the Environment
Conserving the Environment | Electric Cars Reduce Air Pollution
I have been commuting to downtown Los Angeles since 1991 in my electric car, getting the thumbs-up from other drivers, happy that my converted Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (license plate SMOGLSS) emits not an iota of tailpipe pollution. So, I was aghast to read a report from Carnegie-Mellon University asserting that electric cars may make the environment dirtier. “If this is true,” I told my wife, “I’ll get rid of the car tomorrow.”
Cleaning Up an Environmental Mess
After all, I bought SMOGLSS only because I felt that as a Los Angeles driver I had contributed...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Is There an Environmental Crisis?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The Environment Is Deteriorating
- Capitalism Has Worsened the Environment
- Global Warming Is a Serious Problem
- Environmental Change Poses a Threat to Food Production
- Some Journalists Understate the Environmental Crisis
- The Environment Is Improving
- The Threat of Global Warming Has Been Exaggerated
- Environmental Scarcity Is a Myth
- The Media Exaggerate Environmental Crises
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Chapter 2: Should Biodiversity Be Preserved?
- Preserving Biodiversity: An Overview
- Biodiversity Should Be Preserved
- Preserving Biodiversity Is a Jewish Obligation
- Humans Should Not Be Indifferent Toward Other Species
- Efforts to Save Endangered Species Are Unfairly Criticized
- Attempting to Save Every Species Is Expensive and Impractical
- Belief in Biodiversity Is Dangerous
- Attempts to Preserve Species Endanger Human Safety and Property
- Environmentalists Overstate the Importance of Certain Species
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Chapter 3: How Can Pollution Be Reduced?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Stronger Air-Pollution Standards Are Needed
- The Federal Government’s Air-Quality Standards Are Too Stringent
- Electric Cars Reduce Air Pollution
- Electric Cars Are Costly and May Not Reduce Pollution
- The Clean Water Act Has Improved America’s Rivers and Lakes
- Additional Government Programs Are Not the Correct Response to Water Pollution
- The Efforts of Citizens Can Reduce Water Pollution
- Natural Remedies Can Be Used to Clean Up Toxic Waste
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Chapter 4: Can Free-Market Approaches Protect the Environment?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Free-Market Environmentalism Can Protect the Environment
- Green Marketing Can Help Conserve the Environment
- Ecotourism Will Protect the Environment
- Environmental Regulations Infringe on Property Rights
- Environmental Regulations Are Necessary
- Emissions Trading Does Not Protect the Environment
- Overreliance on Green Products Cannot Protect the Environment
- The Free-Market System Harms the Environment
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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