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Taking Action, Saving Lives: Our Duties to Protect Environmental and Public Health (Environmental Ethics and Science Policy)

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I spend much of my free time reading economics, politics, and history, and I've never seen anything that combines my interests quite so well as this volume.

Shrader-Frechette, who has as unique a background as anyone (she has training in the social and hard sciences, and although she is an academic, she spends a significant amount of time doing real-world work on pro bono projects and government committees), is exactly the right person to write this book.

You should read this if you have even the slightest interest in environmental issues. This is the book for you if you ever have been frustrated by the lack of detailed examples and robust, logical arguments in everyday environmental discourse, or if you have wondered why our political and business establishments have become so morally impoverished.

As noted by the professional reviewers quoted by Amazon, this is not an easy book to read. Corporate crime, public health, and inequity are rarely easy topics, particularly for well-off Westerners. Nonetheless, this book will change the way you look at the world around you. You will be pleased with this volume.