----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick at hotmail.com> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 12:48 PM Subject: Re: House of Mirrors
> >From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> >
> >Well the numbers are out, and the boom was less boomy than we
thought.
>
> This gives a whole new meaning to the concept of the American
Dream.
> Epitaph of an era: garbage in, garbage out.
>
> Carl
>
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Speaking of GIGO and garbology:
http://www.oup-usa.org/toc/tc_0195128982.html The Waste Crisis Landfills, Incinerators, and the Search for a Sustainable Future HANS Y. TAMMEMAGI
As populations continue to increase, society produces more and more waste. Yet it is becoming increasingly difficult to build new landfills, and the existing landfills are causing significant environmental damage. Finding solutions is not simple; the problem is enormous in size, vital in terms of its impact on the environment, and complex in scope.
This book provides a vast look at solid waste management in North America and seeks solutions to the waste crisis. It describes the magnitude and complexity of the problem, focusing on municipal wastes and placing them in the perspective of other wastes such as hazardous, biochemical, and radioactive debris. It describes the components of an integrated waste management program, including recycling, composting, landfills, and waste incinerators, and it presents in detail the scientific and engineering principles underlying these technologies. To illustrate both the problems and solutions of waste management programs, the authors provide seven case histories, among them the Fresh Kills (Staten Island, New York), the East Carbon Landfill (Utah), and the Lancaster County Municipal Waste Incinerator (Pennsylvania).
The Waste Crisis is unique in its attempt to analyze waste management in a broader societal context and to propose solutions based on basic principles. And by doing so, it encourages readers to challenge commonly held perceptions and to seek new and better ways of dealing with waste. As such, this book deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone who deals with or feels the need to confront the growing problems of waste management.
Describes how garbage will affect every American in the new millennium and what we can do about it. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Dr. Tammemagi, a geophysicist, is head of an environmental consulting firm he founded, Oakhill Environmental. He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University, and a regular contributor of newspaper and magazine articles on environmental and energy issues.
The Waste Crisis Landfills, Incinerators, and the Search for a Sustainable Future
Hans Y. Tammemagi
CONTENTS
Preface 1. The Waste Crisis 2. Starting from Basics 3. Historical Perspectives 4. Integrated Waste Management 5. Recycling and Composting 6. Wastes: Know Thy Enemy 7. Landfills: How Do They Work? 8. Are There Better Disposal Methods? 9. Incineration: The Burning Issue 10. Containment, Encapsulation, and Treatment 11. Case Histories 12. The All-Powerful NIMBY 13. A New Approach 14. Garbology: A Vision for the Future 15. References Index