Conflicts over changing uses of natural resources are familiar within communities of the Western US and are usually resolved through legal processes. This paper analyzes resource conflict through juxtaposing impact analyses often used in their juridical resolution with discourse analyses of affected rural communities. The purchase of property by a…

Population, depleted resources, pollution and other environmental issues are reviewed from an international perspective. The imperative nature of world-wide cooperation is emphasized for dealing effectively with ecological problems. Directions in which this cooperation should be effected are presented. (JP)

This graphic representation of our energy dilemma provides government officials, industry, and general public with an understanding of the broad problems and complexity of our energy crisis. An energy display system projects effects of energy policies on our domestic energy situation. This display contains sheets indicating total energy flow…

The dynamics of growth have broadened concern over future materials supplies. The problem is multidimensional encompassing issues of depletion, materials cycles, recycling and substitution problems, energy, environmental costs, and economic growth. A new issue has also arisen demanding an international economic order between developed and…

Dwindling mineral resources might cause a shift from nonrenewable resources to renewable resources and inexhaustible elements such as iron and aluminum. Alternative energy sources such as breeder, fusion, solar, and geothermal power must be developed for production and recycling of materials. Substitution and, hence, living standards ultimately…

Provides facts which dispel widely held fallacies about the consequences of coal-burning, most of which are physics-related. Concentrates on air pollution as the major contributor to the public hazard from coal-burning. (GA)

Describes four orders of marine mammals: Cetacea (whales and porpoises), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions, and walruses), Sirenia (sea cows), and Carnivora (sea otter, marine otter, and polar bear). (MA)

Article states that "...the individual, supervisor, and manager must take the lead in saving energy in industrial settings because that is where the greatest amounts of energy are consumed." (Author)

The cost of energy will continue to rise. Energy conservation, by reducing usage, will at least maintain energy costs. Energy management is an important part of the school food service manager's job. Guidelines are provided. (MLF)

The two major branches of economics, micro and macro, are developing conflicting theories on pollution and environmental quality which rest upon very different assumptions concerning the use of natural resources in our economic system. Consequently, economists have focused upon the symptoms of the pollution problem rather than its causes. (BT)

A discussion of man's role in controlling the environment is presented. An optimistic picture of the future is given with regard to this control. (JP)

The higher cost of energy in the future might well dampen the current ardour for industrialization. Cheap sources are the ones most likely to disappear, pointing to a further disparity between industrialized and nonindustrialized societies. (BL)

Discusses various measures taken by the Atomic Energy Commission to cut down a nuclear power plant's lead time, including changes in licensing processes. (CC)

Derives a formula for the number of years a given resource will last as a function of constant yearly growth rates in the resource usage. Suggests such a calculation to account for environmental problems. (CC)