Climate Change Politics and Policies in America: Historical and Modern Documents in Context [2 volumes]
byJerald C. Mast, PhD, is associate professor of political science at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He is author of several book chapters and papers on climate change, biodiversity management, and international environmental politics.
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This collection of primary sources, illuminated by extensive contextual analysis, provides a comprehensive and balanced survey of the evolution of global climate change policies and politics in the United States.
• Offers more than 100 essential primary documents track the evolution of climate change politics in the United States from the mid-twentieth century to the present• Provides a chronological arrangement of chapters for easy understanding
• Presents original overview essays and document-specific headnotes to contextualize each historical and political primary source
• Covers scientific studies and reports to explain how they have shaped the trajectory of climate change policymaking in the United States
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Climate Change Politics and Policies in America: Historical and Modern Documents in Context [2 volumes]
Author(s): Mast, Jerald;Contributors: Mast, Jerald;Abstract:This collection of primary sources, illuminated by extensive contextual analysis, provides a comprehensive and balanced survey of the evolution of global climate change policies and politics in the United States.
• Offers more than 100 essential primary documents track the evolution of climate change politics in the United States from the mid-twentieth century to the present• Provides a chronological arrangement of chapters for easy understanding
• Presents original overview essays and document-specific headnotes to contextualize each historical and political primary source
• Covers scientific studies and reports to explain how they have shaped the trajectory of climate change policymaking in the United States
SortTitle: climate change politics and policies in america: historical and modern documents in context [2 volumes]Author Info:Jerald C. MastauthorJerald C. Mast, PhD, is associate professor of political science at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He is author of several book chapters and papers on climate change, biodiversity management, and international environmental politics.
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- Volume 1: Climate Change Politics and Policies in America V1:i2
- Title V1:iii4
- Copyright V1:iv5
- Contents V1:v6
- Introduction V1:xiii14
- Chapter 1: Early Warnings about Energy Use and Climate Change V1:118
- Westerners Demand Increased Development of Coal and Other Natural Resources, 1910 V1:1330
- President Roosevelt Discusses the Need for a Coherent National Energy Policy, 1939 V1:1633
- Truman Administration Report Calls for Increased Coal and Oil Production, 1952 V1:1835
- Admiral Rickover Discusses America and Its Energy Future, 1957 V1:2239
- President Eisenhower Warns of the Risks of Compromised Scientific Research, 1961 V1:3148
- President Johnson Discusses the Threat of Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1965 V1:3451
- The Johnson White House Warns about the Risk of Global Warming, 1965 V1:3956
- National Science Foundation Releases Report on Human-Induced “Climate Modification,” 1966 V1:4764
- President Nixon Proposes Ambitious Program of Environmental Regulation, 1972 V1:5067
- President Carter Talks about the Need for a New Energy Policy, 1977 V1:5774
- National Climate Program Act, 1978 V1:6279
- Climate Scientists Unite to Warn about Global Warming, 1979 V1:6582
- Scientist Roger Revelle Urges Immediate Action on Climate Change, 1980 V1:6986
- A Warning about Climate Change in the Global 2000 Report to the President, 1980 V1:7087
- Chapter 2: The Global Warming Debate Heats Up (Reagan and Bush I Years) V1:7794
- Reagan Administration Identifies Deregulation as Key to Economic Vitality, 1981 V1:87104
- President Reagan Calls for Major New Investments in Nuclear Energy, 1981 V1:92109
- The Environmental Protection Agency Asks, “Can We Delay a Greenhouse Warming?” 1983 V1:94111
- A Republican Senator Identifies Climate Change as a Policy Priority, 1983 V1:97114
- President Reagan Signs the Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting Substances, 1988 V1:100117
- NASA Scientist James Hansen Testifies That “the Greenhouse Effect Is Here,” 1988 V1:102119
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Is Founded, 1988 V1:104121
- British Prime Minister Thatcher Speaks Out on Global Climate Change, 1989 V1:115132
- President Bush Signs Reauthorization of the Clean Air Act, 1990 V1:122139
- Congress Passes the Global Change Research Act, 1990 V1:125142
- President George H. W. Bush Signs the Energy Policy Act, 1992 V1:130147
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992 V1:133150
- Chapter 3: Deepening Political Divide on Climate (Clinton Years) V1:141158
- President Clinton Celebrates Earth Day, 1993 V1:149166
- The Clinton Administration Announces Climate Change Action Plan, 1993 V1:154171
- IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 V1:160177
- Leipzig Declaration on Climate Change, 1995 V1:168185
- Two Scholars Debate Whether Climate Change Warnings Are Alarmist, 1996 V1:169186
- Kyoto Protocol, 1997 V1:174191
- Senator Kerry Questions a Clinton Administration Official about Climate Change Risks, 1997 V1:177194
- Farm Bureau Official Speaks Out against Kyoto Climate Change Agreement, 1997 V1:181198
- A Republican Senator Condemns the Kyoto Protocol, 1997 V1:184201
- Byrd-Hagel Resolution Rejects U.S. Membership in Kyoto Protocol, 1997 V1:187204
- President Clinton Speaks Out on the Need to Combat Climate Change, 1997 V1:189206
- The First National Climate Assessment, 2000 V1:195212
- Chapter 4: Existential Threat or Cynical Hoax—Mainstreaming Denial (Bush II Years) V1:203220
- President Bush Explains Why Kyoto Was a Flawed Response to Climate Change, 2001 V1:213230
- Third Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2001 V1:217234
- Bush Administration Releases Its Global Climate Change Policy Book, 2002 V1:221238
- Republican Senator Jim Inhofe Condemns Climate Change Alarmism, 2003 V1:229246
- Defending the Climate Stewardship Act, 2003 V1:235252
- U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, 2005 V1:242259
- President Bush Signs the Energy Policy Act, 2005 V1:243260
- An Environmental Policy Journalist Asks, “Who You Gonna Believe?” about Climate Change, 2005 V1:248265
- A Novelist and a Scientist Debate Michael Mann’s Climate Research, 2005 V1:251268
- Northeastern States Announce the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, 2005 V1:255272
- NASA Chief Calls for “Scientific Openness” in the Agency, 2006 V1:258275
- An Evangelical “Call to Action” on Climate Change, 2006 V1:260277
- The Cornwall Alliance Issues “An Evangelical Response to Global Warming,” 2006 V1:264281
- Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, 2006 V1:269286
- President Bush Signs the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 V1:274291
- Watchdog Group Accuses Bush Administration of Suppressing Climate Research, 2007 V1:276293
- The Union of Concerned Scientists Decries Political Interference in Climate Research, 2007 V1:283300
- Al Gore Testifies on Capitol Hill on Global Warming, 2007 V1:288305
- A House Hearing on Global Warming and Public Health, 2008 V1:294311
- Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA, 2007 V1:299316
- Bernie Sanders Urges Congressional Action on Climate Change, 2007 V1:303320
- Republican Senator Criticizes the Lieberman-Warner “Cap-and-Trade” Bill, 2007 V1:307324
- Debating the Impact of Climate Change on Wildfires, 2007 V1:309326
- Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007 V1:316333
- Volume 2: Climate Change Politics and Policies in America V2:i340
- Title V2:iii342
- Copyright V2:iv343
- Contents V2:v344
- Chapter 5: Fighting Global Warming in an Era of Political Gridlock (Obama’s First Term) V2:323352
- Arguing about Climate Change at the Vice Presidential Debate, 2008 V2:335364
- President Obama Discusses the Need for a New Energy “Blueprint,” 2009 V2:338367
- A Report on Lobbyists and Their Impact on Energy and Climate Change Policies, 2009 V2:339368
- Kansas Governor Vetoes Legislation for New Coal Plants, 2009 V2:347376
- No Common Ground on Waxman-Markey Energy and Climate Bill, 2009 V2:349378
- Government Study Warns of Effects of Climate Change on the United States, 2009 V2:353382
- Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s Optimistic Harvard Commencement Address, 2009 V2:365394
- Top Military Official Links Climate Change to National Security Concerns, 2009 V2:370399
- Eighteen Scientific Organizations Call for Action on Climate Change, 2009 V2:374403
- The Copenhagen Accord, 2009 V2:375404
- President Obama Addresses the Nation about the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, 2010 V2:379408
- Results of an Investigation into the “Climategate” E-mail Controversy, 2010 V2:384413
- Competing Visions of What Constitutes a “Rational Discussion of Climate Change,” 2010 V2:386415
- UNFCCC Secretary Christiana Figueres Discusses the “Anthropology of Climate Change,” 2012 V2:390419
- Chapter 6: Turning to Executive Actions—Regulation and Diplomacy (Obama’s Second Term) V2:397426
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Decries “Magical Thinking” on Climate Change, 2013 V2:409438
- Principal Findings of the National Climate Assessment, 2014 V2:412441
- A Pentagon Official Explains Military Preparations for Climate Change, 2014 V2:423452
- Republican Congressman Proposes to Keep Climate Change Out of National Defense Planning, 2014 V2:430459
- A Liberal Pundit Mocks Republican Justifications for Inaction on Climate Change, 2014 V2:431460
- President Obama Urges College Graduates to Add Their Voices to the Climate Change Debate, 2014 V2:432461
- Republican Senators Warn of Burden of Climate Regulations on Farmers, 2014 V2:438467
- A Warning about the Impact of Climate Change on Hunting and Fishing, 2014 V2:442471
- The EPA Rolls Out the Obama Administration’s “Clean Power Plan,” 2014 V2:449478
- New York City Announces Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals, 2014 V2:454483
- U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change, 2014 V2:461490
- Senate Bill 66 Warns against Unilateral Greenhouse Gas Reductions, 2015 V2:464493
- Florida State Government Bans Employees from Using the Term “Climate Change,” 2015 V2:465494
- California Commits to Major Reductions in State Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 2015 V2:469498
- Pope Francis Encyclical on Climate Change, 2015 V2:472501
- Obama Administration Announces New Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants, 2015 V2:485514
- President Obama Discusses the Impact of Climate Change on the Arctic, 2015 V2:491520
- President Obama Vetoes the Keystone XL Pipeline, 2015 V2:496525
- Congresswoman Accuses Colleague of Conducting a “Witch Hunt” against Climate Scientists, 2015 V2:500529
- Representative Smith Defends His Investigation of Climate Researchers, 2015 V2:505534
- U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change, 2016 V2:509538
- Using Star Power to Publicize the Dangers of Climate Change, 2016 V2:510539
- Chapter 7: Ascendency of Climate Denialism? The Election of Donald Trump V2:521550
- EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt Reserves Judgment about Climate Change, 2017 V2:533562
- Tracking the Decline of Coal Use Worldwide, 2017 V2:538567
- Trump’s Budget Director Calls Climate Change Research “A Waste of Your Money,” 2017 V2:544573
- President Trump Revives Keystone XL Pipeline Project, 2017 V2:544573
- Trump Rescinds Obama’s Climate Action Plan, 2017 V2:547576
- EPA Director Pruitt Offers Assurances That “Days of Coercive Federalism Are Over,” 2017 V2:553582
- Democratic Senators Urge Trump to Keep America in the Paris Climate Agreement, 2017 V2:554583
- President Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, 2017 V2:556585
- Republican Congressman Questions U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, 2017 V2:562591
- A Disillusioned EPA Official Laments the “Triumph of Myth over Truth,” 2017 V2:563592
- A Journalist Condemns the State of Climate Change Politics, 2017 V2:566595
- A Trump Administration Bid to Subsidize the U.S. Coal Industry, 2017 V2:570599
- Congressional Watchdog Group Warns of Economic Disaster from Climate Change, 2017 V2:576605
- Trump Administration Proposes Repeal of Clean Power Plan, 2017 V2:581610
- New York Attorney General Vows to Fight Trump’s Repeal of Clean Power Plan, 2017 V2:584613
- EPA Announces Major Changes in Membership of Science Advisory Boards, 2017 V2:586615
- A Grim Warning about Climate Change from NOAA and Other Agencies, 2017 V2:588617
- Index V2:591620
- About the Author V2:603632