Current Issues: Environment

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Organizing the world... One topic at a time!

Developed to meet the research needs of high school, college, and vocational students studying environmental issues, this comprehensive and informative resource is also a treasure trove of environmental information for the general reader.

From alternative energy to global climate change, environmental problems in developing countries to the organic food movement, this database provides timely, compelling, and balanced coverage to engage the reader’s interest and enhance their understanding of environmental issues.

Environment features

Coverage of a wide variety of environmental issues, each divided into approximately 5 topics with 25-35 full-text articles in each.
Full-text articles from respected publications including Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Smithsonian, National Geographic, and Atlantic Monthly
Wilson editorial standards: articles are compiled by experienced Wilson editors with an eye toward balance, insight, and timeliness. In addition, each issue has a short editor’s introduction offering vital background information and explaining precisely what is covered in each topic in the database.
Options for further exploration using More Full Text Articles, More Citations, and Search the Web links, for coverage of any topic from any of approximately 4,000 magazines and journals.
A simple, uncluttered graphical interface designed to capture the attention of younger patrons while still being sophisticated enough for adult use.
Comments link so that patrons can participate in conversations with other users and Wilson editors.
Topic Finder box, allowing patrons to "free search" the entire database for any subject of interest, including information on a myriad of people and subjects related to the main topics covered by the database.
Previous/Next buttons on search screens, for easy movement between pages of topics.
Plain-text list on the left of the Topic Finder menu to scan easily for topics of interest.
The ability to Print, email, or save multiple articles at a click.
PDF page images, delivering all the illustrations, charts, graphs, and other graphical content essential to research.

Environmental issues covered include
Air Pollution and Air Quality · Alternative Energy · The Automobile and the Environment · Biofuels · Carbon Trading · Changing Weather Patterns · Clean Energy · Desertification · Endangered Species · Energy Conservation for the Home · Environmental Policy · Fishing and the Environment · Genetic Engineering · Global Nuclear Policy · Herbicides and Pesticides · Invasive Species · Natural Disasters and the Environment · Ocean Pollution · Overpopulation · Public Transportation and the Environment · Rainforests · Recycling · Sustainable Development · Vegetarianism and Veganism · Waste Disposal And many more!