"You Can Make A Difference" is a book that describes the land, water and air while examining man's impact on all of them. It delves into the many messes and ill attempted cover ups by corporations who sell products that are in some way detrimental to the earth. Many of the things covered in this book are not common knowledge to the otherwise seemingly educated American consumer. However, this book is one that brings these many things to light.
The author, Judith Getis, first addresses the issue of the land and the amount of garbage and waste that is produced and improperly disposed of. This has been an issue for many years and unlike a fine wine, it has not gotten better with time. This problem is two-fold. There's too much trash and it's too toxic. Each of these problems could stand very well on their own merit but together, they pack a powerful punch. One of the more shocking statistics is the one that shows that the amount of trash produced has doubled in the past......
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