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Protecting New
Jersey's Environment
Price: $23.95
Subtitle: From
Cancer Alley to the New Garden State
Author:
Thomas Belton
Subject: Regional,
Environment/Ecology
Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-4887-6
Pages:
262 pages
Publication Date: December 2010
Awards:
Named a 2010 Honor Book by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities
Praise:
"Tom Belton is every bit as
colorful as the characters he profiles. A fascinating, fresh approach
to New Jersey's complex environmental issues."—Michael Catania,
President of Conservation Resources, Inc.
"Jersey City native now marine biologist, publishes book on environmental protection in New Jersey" by Brette Wilshe (January 12, 2011), Jersey Journal
Description:
Contaminants in fish. Ocean
dumping. Biological diversity/integrity and endangered species.
Pinelands and forest preservation. Wetlands protection. Watersheds and
headwaters. In Protecting New
Jersey’s Environment these concerns translate into real human
interest stories about people and their surroundings not only in the
state—a critical site for the growth of environmentalism—but all around
the country as well.
And you can add even more to the list—ozone
depletion, nuclear power, toxic waste, sprawl, racial inequity,
brownfields remediation versus environmental justice concerns.
Through a series of gripping accounts organized by geographic area,
Thomas Belton considers key environmental issues in New Jersey and
champions the ways common citizens have sought justice when faced with
unseen health threats. Often, as people search for remedies in their
neighborhoods, the challenges they face result in what Belton calls
bare-knuckles environmental protection, replete with back-room
political deals, infighting, criminals, and hapless victims.
With people as its focus, Protecting
New Jersey’s Environment explores the science underpinning
environmental issues and the public policy infighting that goes
undocumented behind the scenes and beneath the controversies. Belton
demonstrates the ways that scientists, regulators, lobbyists, and
politicians interact and offers the public a go-to guide on how to seek
environmental protection in practical ways.
Appearances and Readings
- August 24, 2011: Lecture: Arsenic and Old Lakes (7:30 PM)
Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 686-5416
- September 10, 2011: Reading and Book Signing
A Tale of Our City: Jersey City's 4th Annual Book Festival
Van Vorst Park (Corner of Montgomery Street & Jersey Avenue)
Jersey City Free Public Library
472 Jersey Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 547-4549
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM.
- October 6, 2011: Reading/Lecture*
Seeking Environmental Justice in New Jersey
The Livingstone Public Library
10 Robert Harp Drive
Livingston, NJ 07039
(973) 992-4600
Time: 7:30 to 9:00 PM
*Sponsored by New Jersey Council for the Humanities
- October 8, 2011: Reading
Jersey City Free Public Library
472 Jersey Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM
- October 26, 2011: New Jersey Council for the Humanities: Awards Ceremony
Award: Honor Book for 2010
NJCH Celebrates the Humanities
Montclair Art Museum
3 South Mountain Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
Time: 5:30 to 8:30 PM
- November 16, 2011: Panelist in Environmental Forum*
"Environment, Equity and American History: Why Environmental Justice Matters"
Trenton Marriott Downtown
1 W Lafayette St.
Trenton, NJ 08608
Time: 6:30 to 9:00 PM
*Sponsors: New Jersey Council for the Humanities; Thomas Watson Center for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College and the NJ Environmental Justice Alliance.
Events:
THOMAS BELTON is a scientist within the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection. Involved in environmental research for the
past twenty-five years, he has investigated the impact of toxic
chemicals on humans and wildlife.
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