Dirty Words: Writings on the History and Culture of Pollution [Paperback]

Did dinosaurs contribute to global warming? What is rubbish theory and what indeed is rubbish? And how did the whale become a cuddly toy? And why did we decide to saturate our land and food with pesticides?Dirty Words examines all of these questions and also includes a study of pollution in fiction, from the fogs of Dickens to the smog of Chandler, advice on how to be an environmental troublemaker, and a suggestion of our choice of futures: the world as an icebox or a greenhouse.This entertaining and provocative collection of pieces by a group of environmental experts challenges the reader to take a closer look at the current pollution debate.Originally published in 1991IntroductionAcknowledgments1. Life and ClimateSimon F. Watts2. Life between Greenhouse and IceboxPhilip Stewart3. Environmental TroublemakingWalter C. Patterson4. Changing Public Perception of Air PollutionNigel Dudley5. Agricultural Pollution: The Price of Progress?Janet Rowe6. Writing on SmokePeter Brimblecombe7. The Management of Hazardous Waste and Hazards of Wasteful ManagementMichael Thompson8. Sheepfarming after Chernobyl: a Case Study in Communicating Scientific InformationBrian WynneUS? 1990 Hannah Bradby, Simon F. Watts, Philip Stewart, Wlater C. Patterson, Nigel Dudley, Janet Rowe, Peter Brimblecombe, Michael Thompson, Brian Wayne