I'm glad to see that you mentioned Michael Pollan. His "Omnivore's Dilemma"
is not explicitly an environmental book, but his account of the impacts of
corn cultivation in the US is an extremely effective presentation of how
agriculture impacts the environment, and given the current interest in
corn-based ethanol about as appropriate as any ecology book could be. For me
it is the best book on the interaction of humans with our environment that I
have read in years.
Bill Silvert
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From: "Kraemer, George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:34 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] summer reading with an ecologic/environmental theme
Our campus theme next year will be "environment." Although it's defined
broadly enough to include all constituencies, it presents the opportunity to
reach about 500 freshmen with a back-door campaign of environmental
literacy.
I am soliciting the ECOLOG group for suggestions for pre-college summer
reading with an environmental theme. It would have to be something that
would capture the minds of 17-18 year olds, and should lend itself to
discussions that might allow diverse discipline to have a say.
Barbara Kingsolver's "Prodigal Summer" or Michael Pollan's books came first
to mind. But there must be other things out there that I've missed. Since
this might be of interest to others, please respond to the list.
GPK
George P. Kraemer
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
Chair, Environmental Studies Program Purchase College (SUNY)
