Closed loop: Nature, humans, and technology

Author: Barry Commoner (USA)
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Publish Date: 1997-12-01
Features: Environmental and ecological issues are crucial to the survival of humanity. China's economy is currently in a period of rapid growth, yet environmental pollution and ecological damage are quite severe, with environmental conditions continuously deteriorating. However, surveys show that public and academic environmental awareness in China are both significantly lacking. We deeply feel that promoting green awareness, advocating green concepts, and establishing green ethics are an urgent yet formidable cultural task we face as we move into the new century. China's green cause has a long and arduous journey ahead. In the history of the global environmental movement, many green books have moved countless readers with their profound insights into life and nature, their detailed portrayals of beautiful wilderness, their sense of alarm over home destruction and survival crises, and their historical reflections on modern lifestyles. These works have inspired readers to consciously dedicate themselves to environmental protection. Many of these books, upon publication, caused great public shock and became bestsellers that everyone. Some were even hailed as the "Green Bible."