America the Powerless

America the Powerless

Author:  Alan Waltar
ISBN:  9780944838587      ISBN10:  0944838588
Published:  1995 | 236 pp | Softcover


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Table of Contents

Forward
Preface

Ch1 So What's the Big Fuss All about?

A sobering look ahead

Ch2 But What about the things I Hear?

Influence of the Mass Media

Ch3 Choice, Choices, Choices

The Electricity Alternatives

Ch4 Radiation - The Invisible Enigma

A Perspective on an Age-Old Presence

Ch5 After Chernobyl? You've Got to be Kidding!

A Candid Look at Reactor Safety

Ch6 Not in My Backyard

The Nuclear Waste Dilemma

Ch7 No More Bombs, Please

Proliferation and Terrorism

Ch8 I Don't want to Take Chances

A Responsible Look at Risk

Ch9 But I'm an Environmentalist

Our Stewardship of Planet Earth Reexamined

Ch10 I'll Wait and See

The Ethics of Choosing Not to Choose

Glossary
Notes
Index