Preventing Eco-apocalypse

The Economist reviews 3 books about human impact on the environment.

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August 6, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The Economist reviews (1)Our Final Century. A Scientist's Warning: How Terror, Error, and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind's Future in This CenturyOn Earth and Beyond, By Martin Rees; (2)The Wealth of Nature: How Mainstream Economics Has Failed the Environment, By Robert L. Nadeau; and (3)Capturing Carbon and Conserving Biodiversity: The Market Approach, Edited by Ian Swingland.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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