When Earth Day started in 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans demonstrated to promote the importance of sustaining a healthy ecological environment. Since then, hundreds of millions of people have joined the Green Movement worldwide, and eco-friendly concerns have impacted American life in everything from food and entertainment, education and jobs, and business and media.
Kim Kennedy White, PhD, is acquisitions editor for ABC-CLIO's The American Mosaic database and coeditor of ABC-CLIO's Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art.
Leslie A. Duram, PhD, is professor and chair of the department of geography and environmental resources at Southern Illinois University.
"This resource provides a great introduction to a wide variety of
eco-friendly topics, including less conventional ones like blogs
and social networking sites . . . the content . . . is easily
accessible to a general audience and is both comprehensive and
current." - Reference Reviews
"This three-volume set provides information about green and
eco-friendly developments in the U.S. . . . Recommended." -
Choice
"This timely set looks at the development of environmentally
friendly or 'green' culture in the U.S. . . . This is a topical,
well-rounded set that is recommended for most libraries." -
Booklist
"Entries, written by 160 contributors, present debates, trends,
viewpoints, and challenges for the green culture . . . this work
covers proactive movements and works like 'Environmental Justice,'
'Green Publishing Efforts,' 'Green Jobs,' 'Carbon Footprint,' the
'Creation Care Movement,' and 'Biofuels.' Articles that pertain to
states (volume 3) present an overview, then illustrate issues
(e.g., pollution), challenges (e.g., population growth), and
solutions to environmental problems (e.g., sustainability). This
set is excellent for exhibiting the positive perspectives of green
initiatives in America." - ARBAonline
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