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ProCon Ebooks -- Handout Guide: Environment

This is the new home of eight, pages of links to ebooks to provide background for argument and ProCon paprs.

Selected Pro/Con Sources -- Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

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Selected Pro/Con Sources -- Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

If you need information, a starting place, or background for a pro-con/argument or persuasive speech on a topic related to: energy, climate change, pollution, or sustainability, this is the right guide page for you. These books are nearly all electronic and just a click away to any student, faculty, or staff who is logged into the library via iCollege or the library's own page. There are also some open access titles available through OApen and a few other resources. Items are also as current as possible.

Energy
Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid National Academies Press
Coal Ebook Central
Decentralized Energy: A Global Game Changer OApen
Dictionary of 21st Century Energy Technologies, Financing & Sustainability EBSCOHost eBook Collection
The Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition OApen
Learning from Fukushima: Nuclear power in East Asia JSTOR
The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power OApen
Technological Lessons from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident JSTOR
Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Communicated Disease JSTOR


Pollution and Solid Waste
Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution Ebook Central
Clearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution Ebook Central
Environmental Health: Management and Prevention Practices InTechOpen
Environmental Racism in the United States and Canada: Seeking Justice and Sustainability Ebook Central
Every Breath You Take: Exploring the Science of Our Changing Atmosphere Ebook Central
Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis Ebook Central


Climate Change -- Process and Effects
After Cooling: On Freon, Global Warming, and the Terrible Cost of Comfort Ebook Central
Antarctica: What Everyone Needs to Know Ebook Central
The Arctic: What Everyone Needs to Know Ebook Central
Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change Springer Link
Climate Change Evidence and Causes: Update 2020 National Academies Press
Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators JSTOR
Earth 2020: An Insider’s Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet OApen
Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility: Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health OApen
Is Science Enough?: Forty Critical Questions about Climate Justice Ebook Central
Transportation and the Culture of Climate Change : Accelerating Ride to Global Crisis Ebook Central
What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care Ebook Central


Climate Change -- Prevention and Mitigation
Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement Goals Springer Link
Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future OApen
Climate Change and the Nation State: The Case for Nationalism in a Warming World Ebook Central
The Green New Deal and Beyond: Ending the Climate Emergency While We Still Can Ebook Central
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need Ebook Central


Climate Change -- Resilience
Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Cities: A Guidebook for Citizens, Public Officials and Planners JSTOR
Come Hell or High Fever: Readying the World’s Megacities for Disaster JSTOR
Living with Climate Change O'Reilly Higher Education
The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience Ebook Central
Understanding and Responding to Global Health Security Risks from Microbial Threats in the Arctic National Academies Press


Sustainability
Animal Advocacy and Environmentalism: Understanding and Bridging the Divide Ebook Central
A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future Ebook Central
Cycling for Sustainable Cities Ebook Central
Emerging Green Technologies Ebook Central
Environment Ebook Central
Environmental Management of Air, Water, Agriculture, and Energy Ebook Central
Fashion Media and Sustainability: Encouraging Ethical Consumption via Journalism and Influencers JSTOR
The Future of Mobility: Scenarios for the United States in 2030 JSTOR
An Introduction to Sustainable Tourism Ebook Central
Megacity Mobility: Integrated Urban Transportation Development and Management Ebook Central
New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies Ebook Central
Sustainable Futures: An Agenda for Action Ebook Central
Unlocking Sustainable Cities: A Manifesto for Real Change EBSCOHost Academic eBook Collection
Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City Ebook Central


Other Science Topics
Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy OApen
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer : Transportation for a Strong Town Ebook Central
Dangerous Science: Science Policy and Risk Analysis for Scientists and Engineers OApen
Louisiana's Response to Extreme Weather Springer Link
Math Without Numbers Ebook Central
Natural Disasters: a Reference Handbook Ebook Central
Numbers Don't Lie : 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World Ebook Central
Reaching for the Moon: A Short History of the Space Race Ebook Central
Spacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond Ebook Central
Why Icebergs Float: Exploring Science in Everyday Life OApen