Killing the Koala and Poisoning the Prairie: Australia, America, and the Environment

by Paul R. Ehrlich and Corey J.A. Bradshaw

Though separated by thousands of miles, the United States and Australia have much in common. Geographically both countries are expansive--the United States is the fourth largest in land mass and Australia the sixth--and both possess a vast amount of natural biodiversity. At the same time, both nations are on a crash course toward environmental destruction. Highly developed super consumers with enormous energy footprints and high rates of greenhouse-gas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022631698X
• ISBN13: 9780226316987
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"