Test and Protest
Test and Protest

Author: Norman Isaac Silber

Publisher: New York : Holmes & Meier

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13:

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Traces the tradition of consumer protest and examines the early history of Consumers Union, which started as a working-class-oriented movement and soon evolved into the guiding light of an educated consumer elite. Silber argues that in choosing scientific testing as a means of consumer reform, the Consumers Union changed itself and the consumer movement more than it did American society. He uses three case studies -- reform of automative design, discouragement of smoking, and prevention of the contamination of food by radioactive fallout -- to demonstrate the use of scientific testing in social reform.

Licit and Illicit Drugs
Licit and Illicit Drugs

Author: Edward M. Brecher

Publisher: Little, Brown Medical Division

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 623

ISBN-13: 9780316107174

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A variety of drugs are introduced with information on their specific properties and their social implications.

The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices
The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices

Author: Michael Brower

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2009-11-04

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0307427021

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From one of the most prestigious nonprofit organizations devoted to environmental issues comes a clear, practical, and rational overview of the relationship between consumers and the environment. Paper or plastic? Bus or car? Old house or new? Cloth diapers or disposables? Some choices have a huge impact on the environment; others are of negligible importance. To those of us who care about our quality of life and what is happening to the earth, this is a vastly important issue. In these pages, the Union of Concerned Scientists help inform consumers about everyday decisions that significantly affect the environment. For example, a few major decisions--such as the choice of a house or vehicle--have such a disproportionately large affect on the environment that minor environmental infractions shrink by comparison. This book identifies the 4 Most Significant Consumer-Related Environmental Problems, the 7 Most Damaging Spending Categories, 11 Priority Actions, and 7 Rules for Responsible Consumption. Learn what you can do to have a truly significant impact on our world from the people who are at the forefront of scientific research.