Resource Pointer #154
January 14, 1998
For copies of the following resources, please contact
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*The Corporate Planet: Ecology and Politics in the Age
of Globalization, 1997.* Joshua Karliner. Examines how
corporations use environmental propaganda to undermine
environmental agreements and hide their responsibility.
Highlights irresponsible behavior by Chevron, Mitsubishi
and key institutions involved in spreading corporate
globalization, including the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund. Investigates how local
activists have found ways to challenge corporate power
and draws conclusions about how to conduct successful
grassroots campaigns aimed at re-claiming the Earth. 320
pp. US$16. Sierra Club Books, 85 Second Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105-3441; phone toll free (800) 935-1056
or (415) 977-5500; fax (415) 977-5793;
www.corpwatch.org.
*Hijacking Environmentalism: Corporate Responses to
Sustainable Development, 1997.* Richard Welford.
Challenges the commitment and contribution of business
to real environmental solutions, and documents role of
corporations in bringing about environmental
degradation. Explores strategies for sustainable
development that go beyond those compatible with
corporate goals and embrace social, environmental and
economic issues. 251 pp. US$26.50. Island Press, P.O.
Box 7, Dept. IM, Covelo, CA 95428-0007; phone toll free
(800) 828-1302 or (707) 983-6432; fax (707) 983-6414;
email ipwest@igc.org; www.islandpress.org.
*Gene Wars: The Politics of Biotechnology, 1997.*
Kristin Dawkins. Analyzes international policies
governing genetic engineering, focusing on how these
policies are shaped by economic globalization. Discusses
biotechnology in terms of food security, trade
agreements and corporate power. 60 pp. US$4.95. Seven
Stories Press, 632 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY
10012; phone toll free (800) 596-7437 or (212) 995-0908;
fax (212) 995-0720; email sevenstories@earthlink.net.
*Biotechnology for Non-specialists: A Handbook of
Information Sources, 1997.* European Federation of
Biotechnology Task Group on Public Perceptions of
Biotechnology. Provides directory of biotechnology
organizations in European Union, including business,
research and government institutions working to further
biotechnology. Lists publications and web sites related
to many aspects of biotechnology, especially resources
intended for non-specialists. 268 pp. For price/ordering
information, contact Cambridge Biomedical Consultants,
Schuytstraat 12, NL-2517, XE Den Haag, The Netherlands;
phone/fax (31 70) 365-3857; email efb.cbc@
stm.tudelft.nl; www.stm.kluyver.tudelft.nl/
efb/home.htm.
*NAFTA's Institutions: The Environmental Potential and
Performance of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission and
Related Bodies, 1997.* Commission for Environmental
Cooperation (CEC). Examines how NAFTA's economic
institutions have attempted to fulfill their
responsibilities for environmental protection and
enhancement, and describes how Canada, Mexico and the
U.S. have changed their interactions with NAFTA
institutions. Describes NAFTA agricultural institutions,
including Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Standards, Committee on Agricultural Trade and Committee
on Trade in Goods. 76 pp. US$15 plus shipping (varies).
CEC, 393, rue St-Jacques Ouest, bureau 200, Montreal,
Quebec H2Y 1N9, Canada; phone (514) 350-4300; fax (514)
350-4314; www.cec.org.
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