Faking it: values, nature and environment

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The books 'Faking Nature,' 'Nature as Subject: Human Obligation and Natural Community,' and 'The Philosophy of the Environment' deal with the relationship of human beings with the natural world. Questions about the nature of the natural environment, man's place in the world and how the natural world can be made known are also taken up. These books are important and interesting with well-written essays that will prove valuable to students.

Human beings, Humans, Ecology, Environmental movement, Environmentalism, Bibliography

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Neoliberal think tanks and free market environmentalism

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This article examines corporate-funded think tanks and their role in supporting free market environmentalism. The author maintains the think tanks have been very influential and persuasive in environmental policymaking, yet argues these think tanks are very dangerous in that they give priority to economic considerations over environmental issues.

United Kingdom, United States, Economic aspects, Research institutes, Environmental aspects, Corporations, Environmental policy, Free enterprise

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