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Book SynopsisCaring for Creation argues that progress has been made in areas such as protection of endangered species, the sustainable agriculture movement, and recycling. While much remains to be done in these and other areas, this progress is cause for optimism about the future. In substantial measure, the American experience is the story of environmental destruction and degradation: deforestation, annihilation of species, contamination of surface water 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, impressive gains in recycling. This volume documents those crises and successes.Today we face new challenges, among them climate change which, if not slowed down, will have devastating consequences. There is also more work to be done in areas in which progress has been made, including protection of
Trade ReviewCelebrate Earth as a garden!—from backyard to farm, agricultural field to flourishing wilderness, endangered species to sustainable biosphere (Garden of Eden). Give respect to and take responsibility for each landscape as land of promise, the promised land. Economic justice is inseparable from environmental justice, caring for people inseparable from caring for creation. Lee’s penetrating, often detailed, account of smart land use and inept misuse is full of insights for difficult times. -- Holmes Rolston III, Colorado State University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue Part I: Extinction and Endangered Species Chapter 1: Ode to a Pigeon Chapter 2: From Thundering Herds to but a Few Chapter 3: Rescuing Species from the Brink of Extinction Part II: Productivity and Sustainable Agriculture Chapter 4: “A Whole Arsenal of Agricultural Chemicals” Chapter 5: New Ways to Farm Profitably While Protecting the Environment Part III: Recycling Chapter 6: Recycling Across the Ages Chapter 7: A New Era Epilogue Bibliography About the Author
