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03598aam a2200553 i 4500 001 E475A1E2214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 191120t20192019mdu b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2019949602 020 $a 1498599311 020 $a 9781498599313 035 $a (OCoLC)1128093566 040 $a ICY $b eng $e rda $c ICY $d YDXIT $d EAU $d YDX $d OCLCF $d IOH $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d SILO 050 4 $a GE300 $b .L44 2019 082 04 $a 363.7 $2 23 100 1 $a Lee, Daniel E., $e author. 245 10 $a Caring for creation : $b hope in difficult times / $c Daniel E. Lee. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Lexington Books, $c [2019] 300 $a xxx, 127 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-122) and index. 505 0 $a Part I: Extinction and endangered species : 1. Ode to a pigeon -- 2. From thundering herds to but a few -- 3. Rescuing species from the brink of extinction -- Part II. Productivity and sustainable agriculture : 4. "A whole arsenal of agricultural chemicals" -- 5. New ways to farm profitably which protecting the environment -- Part III. Recycling : 6. Recycling across the ages -- 7. A new era. 520 $a In substantial measure, the American experience is the story of environmental destruction and degradation: deforestation, annihilation of species, contamination of surface and ground water, and much more. At the same time, the American experience is also the story of triumph: the preservation of threatened and endangered species such as American bison and bald eagles, new farming methods that reduce environmental impact, and impressive gains in recycling. While much remains to be done in these and other areas, this progress is cause for optimism about the future. Today we face new challenges, among them climate change, which, if not slowed down, will have devastating consequences. Yet Caring for Creation argues that as we look at the progress previously made, we may embrace the future with hope. The author contends that if we live our lives in ways conductive to the well-being of the biotic communities that sustain life and support candidates for public office and organizations committed to environmental protection, our children and grandchildren will have the opportunity to experience the goodness of a flourishing creation--back cover. 650 0 $a Environmental management. 650 0 $a Endangered species. 650 0 $a Sustainable agriculture. 650 0 $a Environmental protection. 650 0 $a Nature and nurture. 650 0 $a Agricultural conservation. 650 0 $a Environmental ethics. 650 6 $a Environnement $x Gestion. 650 6 $a Agriculture durable. 650 6 $a Environnement $x Protection. 650 6 $a HeÌreÌditeÌ et milieu. 650 6 $a Conservation des ressources agricoles. 650 6 $a EÌthique de l'environnement. 650 7 $a environmental control. $2 aat 650 7 $a environmental protection. $2 aat 650 7 $a Agricultural conservation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00800596 650 7 $a Endangered species. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00909658 650 7 $a Environmental ethics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00912979 650 7 $a Environmental management. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00913186 650 7 $a Environmental protection. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00913324 650 7 $a Nature and nurture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01034619 650 7 $a Sustainable agriculture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01139712 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724074548.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E475A1E2214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search