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What Is New Is That Environmentalism Intensely Illuminates The Need To Confront The Corporate Domain At Its Most Powerful And Guarded Point - The Exclusive Right To Govern The Systems Of Production.

Perhaps The Simplest Example Is A Synthetic Plastic, Which Unlike Natural Materials, Is Not Degraded By Biological Decay. It Therefore Persists As Rubbish Or Is Burned-in Both Cases Causing Pollution. In The Same Way, A Substance Such As Ddt Or Lead, Which Plays No Role In The Chemistry Of Life And Interferes With The Actions Of Substances That Do, Is Bound To Cause Ecological Damage If Sufficiently Concentrated.

The Aec Had At Its Command An Army Of Highly Skilled Scientists.

The Favorite Statistic Is That The U.s. Contains 6 To 7% Of The World Population But Consumes More Than Half The World's Resources And Is Responsible For That Fraction Of The Total Environmental Pollution. But This Statistic Hides Another Vital Fact: That Not Everyone In The U.s. Is So Affluent.

The Modern Assault On The Environment Began About 50 Years Ago, During And Immediately After World War Ii.