The Rolling Stone Environmental Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155963166X ISBN 13: 9781559631662

Publisher: Island Press, 1992

Synopsis

Features essays on the environment by P.J. O'Rourke, William Greider, E.L. Doctorow, Mark Hertsgaard, and others, that have previously appeared in Rolling Stone magazine

About this title

From the Back Cover

Rolling Stone magazine has long been respected for its in-depth coverage of serious issues and enjoyed for its irreverent and candid assessments of pop culture, trends and national and international affairs. Now, for the first time, the best of Rolling Stone's environmental essays are gathered together in a single volume, The Rolling Stone Environmental Reader. Written by leading journalists and environmentalists, topics discussed include media coverage of environmental issues, the U.S. government's contributions to the environmental crisis and the implications of the wholesale destruction of the rain forests. But lest the essays appear to be too one-sided, the volume also includes P.J. O'Rourke's essay "The Greenhouse Affect", which details, in typical O'Rourke fashion, his thoughts on Earth Day 1990 and the environmental movement in general. This volume clearly demonstrates why Rolling Stone has been and continues to be one of America's most thought-provoking and influential magazines, and provides valuable insight into the past and future of the environmental crisis.

From Library Journal

It's hard to believe that just 25 years ago Rolling Stone began life as a small alternative magazine in a San Francisco loft. Today, it's noted not only for its rock-and-roll stories but also for its incisive, in-depth coverage of serious issues. This collection gathers the best of Rolling Stone 's "green" articles, written by such noted journalists and environmentalists as William Greider, P.J. O'Rourke, and Bill McKibben. Divided into six sections, the reader offers provocative perspectives on various environmental problems. McKibben's fascinating "Milken, Junk Bonds, and Raping Redwoods" recounts the little-known but devastating effects one junk bond deal had on California's redwood forests. Tom Horton's powerful "Paradise Lost" examines in extensive detail the causes and consequences of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. However, some of the essays are weaker than others. Tom Hayden's "Rain Forest Journal" is an account of his travels to the celebrity-infested Amazon jungle, where he encounters fellow celebrity Tom Brokaw. Still, this collection will appeal to readers interested in a general overview of ecological issues. Recommended for most libraries.
- Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 155963166X
• ISBN 13: 9781559631662
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 279