Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic

Cone, Marla

ISBN 10: 0802142591 / ISBN 13: 9780802142597

Edité par Grove Press, 2006

N° de réf. du vendeur 0802142591-3-34887399

Synopsis :

Traditionally thought of as the last great unspoiled territory on Earth, the Arctic is in reality home to some of the most contaminated people and animals on the planet. Awarded a major grant to conduct an exhaustive study of the deteriorating environment of the Arctic by the Pew Charitable Trusts (the first time Pew has given such a grant to a journalist), Los Angeles Times environmental reporter Marla Cone traveled across the Arctic, from Greenland to the Aleutian Islands, to find out why the Arctic is toxic.

Silent Snow is not only a scientific journey, but a personal one. Whether hunting giant bowhead whales with native Alaskans who are struggling to protect their livelihood, or tracking endangered polar bears in Norway, Cone reports with an insider's eye on the dangers of pollution to native peoples and ecosystems, how Arctic cultures are adapting to this pollution, and what solutions will prevent the crisis from getting worse.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic
Éditeur : Grove Press
Date d'édition : 2006
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Good