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Perspective -- Zenith -- Shadows at noon -- The hidden price -- Stoking stomachs -- The devouring of our environment -- Ecology -- the relentless science -- Space and sprawl -- The great American thirst -- Ravished wonders -- Flight into eternity -- One tarnished standard of living -- The city syndrome -- The ultimate horror -- a septic world -- 38 cigarettes a day -- Crisis in beauty -- The redemption of beauty -- The destruction of ourselves -- Noise, nerves, and neurotics -- Our rising standard of poisons -- The death of dignity -- The great hoax -- Growth, greed, and gung ho -- To the rescue: the seas! -- To the rescue: the sciences! -- Prolonging our moment in the sun. Critical analysis of what we have done and are doing to our natural resources. |
