Environmental Missouri: Issues and Sustainability - What You Need to Know

by Don Corrigan

Overview

Title: Environmental Missouri: Issues and Sustainability - What You Need to Know

Author: Don Corrigan

Size: 6 x 9

Bindings: softcover

Pages: 240

ISBN: 9781935806684

Cost: $19.95

Environmental Missouri is the first comprehensive guide to local and state environmental issues involving the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit in the Show-Me State. This collection is very serious and yet intensely readable, as it examines such problems as urban sprawl, polluted streams, radioactive waste, lead contamination, airborne mercury, ozone and smog, and noise and light pollution. The book raises questions about wildlife concerns: What's with the Asian Carp taking over our rivers? Why are the bees disappearing? When will the Ozark Hellbender revive and thrive? Environmental Missouri is not all bad news and pessimistic prose. A final chapter on sustainability looks at how Missourians are going green, whether it's with cloth diaper parties, raising backyard chickens, farming responsibly, or hosting green burials at trail's end. Each chapter includes a Q and A with a habitat expert or environmental activist to give a unique perspective on the concern at hand. Environmental Missouri argues that we should teach our children well, instead of trying to sweep problems under the rug. It's time to tackle matters head on and guide the way to a more sustainable future! Published in cooperation with Webster University Press.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151575058
Publisher:	Reedy Press LLC
Publication date:	11/11/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Don Corrigan is a longtime journalism educator at Webster University, a well-known weekly newspaper editor, and the author of noted outdoor and environmental books. His work as director of the Outdoor/Environmental Journalism Certificate at Webster University has garnered recognition from the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and a distinguished achievement award from the Great Rivers Environmental Law Center. He is also the author of Show Me . . . Natural Wonders and Show Me . . . Nature’s Wrath: Tornadoes, Floods, Ice Storms, and Other Natural Disasters.

Editorial Reviews

“Environmental Missouri is an essential reader for all who are concerned about the health and sustainability of human community in the region. Don Corrigan broadly surveys the range of our modern environmental degradations while introducing a host of engaged individuals who show us both how we depend on our environment and how we can care for it—well-researched, it is at the same time fluid and highly readable.”

Curator of Environmental Life, Missouri History Museum - David Lobbig

“Environmental Missouri is an enjoyable read packed full of great information and insights on Missouri’s greatest environmental challenges. The author takes us on a journey through those issues in a way that is really easy to read. I especially liked the chapter ending expert Q &A’s. Whether you are an environmentalist or just someone trying to get a handle on Missouri’s natural world, I highly recommend reading this book.”

Citizen Advocate, Natural Resource Defense Council - Larry Lazar

“Don Corrigan has produced an easily navigated primer of brief, but comprehensive, explanations of the major environmental issues facing Missouri and the rest of the nation, fit for use as a jumping-off point for environment reporting students or the general public.”

Environment Reporter, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune Excerpt From: Don Corrigan. Environmental Missouri. - Mark Schleifstein

“With perspective and facts, these essays lay out a broad range of environmental issues, specific to Missouri and also common in today’s society overall. Understanding such problems contributes to both envisioning and enacting sustainable solutions, the alternatives needed to shift this issue-intensive status in our time—and for our planetary future.”

St. Louis Environmental Educator and Advocate - Jean Ponzi

“Environmental Missouri is a thorough, informative resource and a must-read for audiences interested in environmental issues, how climate change impacts daily life, and all fans of the Show-Me State’s history. Don Corrigan’s passion for educating on environmental issues is evident and continues to inspire my own personal environmental efforts.”

Coordinator, St. Louis Green, Inc. - Andrea Harper