Our Nation's Number One Product is Now Waste Book Reviews Purchase at Oxford Press Pollution, water quality and resource depletion are in critical condition, especially in the Western U.S. where misuse and overuse has created a serious crisis. The American West at Risk chronicles the road our nation has taken to its current catastrophic environmental state. The authors tour the U.S. to discuss challenges our nation faces & examine viable solutions. Responding to requests for more information the environmental team has launched this educational site. read more...				Download "Of Geology and Human Wastes" slide presentation Get Updates and Commentaries from the American West at Risk Email Marketing by VerticalResponse
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS Dr. Howard G. Wilshire Dr. Jane E. Nielson Dr. Richard W. Hazlett				NEWS A second printing of The American West at Risk was released by Oxford University Press in May, 2010. THE ZINGER BOX Zinger: "The long-denied oil crunch is starting to bite. We cling to the comfort blanket that spare capacity exists [ready to kick-start increased production], but it is mostly fictional, or inoperable. If you take 2 million barrels per day off the figure, the whole dynamic of global oil supply changes." - Chris Skrebowski, editor,   Petroleum Review, March 2011