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Opposing viewpoints series

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Opposing viewpoints

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Greenhaven Press

Publication Date:

[2006]

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English

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1 of 1	CMC Steamboat Campus	HC 110 .E5 A645 2006

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[2006]

Greenhaven Press

223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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Presents a collection of essays exploring varying viewpoints on America's future, discussing whether its lifestyle is sustainable, the potential for improvement, energy policy, and the role of technology.

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Ch. 1 Is the American lifestyle sustainable? : America's reliance on oil is unsustainable / Emma Davy --
America can safely rely on growing oil reserves / Robert L. Bradley Jr. --
American lifestyle is destroying the environment / Derrick Z. Jackson --
America does not face an environmental crisis / Stephen Moore --
Nuclear power can be used to meet America's energy requirements / Tom Solon --
Nuclear power is expensive and unsafe / Dan Becker. 50500 Ch. 2 What role will technology play in America's future? : Genetically engineered foods will benefit Americans / Linda Bren --
Genetically engineered foods will harm Americans / Jeffrey M. Smith --
Hydrogen will be the answer to America's energy problems / Julian Gresser, James A. Cusumano --
Hydrogen will not be the answer to America' s energy problems / Michael Behar --
Gas-electric hybrid automobiles will help reduce U.S. oil use / Lester R. Brown --
Nanotechnology will benefit Americans in the twenty-first century / Morgan O'Rourke --
Space exploration will play an important role in America's future / National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Ch. 3 How can life for Americans be improved? : America should move toward a socialized health care system / Paul Krugman --
America's health care system should not be socialized / Jane Orient --
Strict limits should be imposed on immigration / Steven A. Camarota --
Strict limits should not be imposed on immigration / Jacob G. Hornberger --
America's education system must be improved / Koret Task Force on K-12 Education --
America's education system has improved / James B. Hunt Jr. --
Diverting money into private accounts would strengthen Social Security / George W. Bush --
Diverting money into private accounts would weaken Social Security / Douglas Holbrook. 50500 Ch. 4 What type of foreign policy should the United States pursue? : Spreading democracy overseas will enhance U.S. security / George W. Bush --
Spreading democracy overseas will not enhance U.S. security / Gerard Alexander --
U.S. foreign policy should be based on preemption and unilateralism / Victor Davis Hanson --
U.S. foreign policy should not be based on preemption and unilateralism / Craig Eisendrath --
United States should improve its relationship with Europe / Jessica T. Matthews --
U.S. actions cannot reduce European anti-Americanism / Russell A. Berman.

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Energy policy
Energy policy -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Environmental aspects
Foreign relations
Social aspects
Social policy
Sustainable development
Sustainable development -- United States
Technological innovations
Technological innovations -- Social aspects -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations
United States -- Social policy

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Nakaya, Andrea C.,1976-

ISBN:

9780737729245
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