xiv The Environmental Debate
Document 133: Edward O. Wilson on the Need for a Conservation Ethic (1984, 1998) ........ 166
A. From Biophilia, 1984 ........................................................................ 166
B. From Consilience, 1998 .................................................................... 166
Document 134: Jurgen Schmandt, Hilliard Roderick and Andrew Morriss on
Acid Rain and Friendly Neighbors (1985) ............................................. 167
Document 135: Montreal Protocol on Substances Ozone That Deplete the
Ozone Layer (1987) .............................................................................. 169
Document 136: United Church of Christ Commission for
Racial Justice’s Report on Toxic Waste and Race (1987) ........................ 172
Document 137: James Hansen Makes the Case for Climate Change (1988) .................... 173
Document 138: Dixy Lee Ray Asks, “Who Speaks for Science?” (1990) .......................... 178
Document 139: Clean Air Act Amendments Create a Cap-and-Trade
Mechanism to Reduce Acid Rain (1990) ............................................... 180
Document 140: Roger Smith on Industry and the Environment (1990) ........................... 185
Document 141: California Air Resources Board Lowers its Vehicle Emissions
Standards (1990, 1996) ......................................................................... 187
A. Original Carb Proposal for Vehicle Emissions Standards,
September 1990 ...................................................... ......................... 187
B. Proposed Changes to the Carb Vehicle Emission Standards,
January 1996 ........................................................... ......................... 188
Document 142: John P. Holdren on Energy and Human Well-Being (1990) .................... 189
Document 143: Barry Lopez on a Sense of Place (1990) ................................................. 190
Document 144: Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992) .................... 191
Document 145: United Nations Convention (1992) and Protocol (1997)
on Climate Change ............................................................................. 193
A. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ............ 193
B. The Kyoto Protocol .......................................................................... 194
Document 146: Donella Meadows on the Complexity of the Malthusian
Debate (1993) ....................................................................................... 195