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Author:

Gillman, Jeff, 1969-

Title:

How the government got in your backyard: superweeds, frankenfoods, lawn wars, and the (nonpartisan) truth about environmental policies.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Timber Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

256 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Environmental policy--Political aspects--United States.
Agriculture and state--United States.
Science and state--United States.

Other Authors:

Heberlig, Eric S., 1970-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Science, political science, and the science of politics -- Organic food: safer, friendlier, better? -- Pesticides: how dangerous is dangerous? -- Fertilizers: good for the crops, bad for the water? -- Alternative energy: is ethanol over-rated? -- Biotechnology: a time bomb waiting to explode? -- Plant patents: protecting plants or profiteering? -- Invasive plants: kill the aliens? -- Legal and illegal plants: why are the bad guys bad? -- Local restrictions: is your backyard really yours? -- Global warming: natural or man-made? -- Balancing nature and politics.

ISBN:

1604690011
9781604690019

OCLC:

(OCoLC)535495599

LCCN:

2010028452

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston)