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Most people in the United States believe that our environment is getting dirtier, we are running out of natural resources, and population growth is a burden and a threat
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The late (1932-98) Simon (business administration, U. of Maryland) scoffs at all the nonsense about the environmental degradation, natural resource depletion, and population growth. He compares facts with people's perceptions, then explains how and why scientists, politicians, and reporters create disaster and panic out of thin air and why people fall for it. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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