In this essay, I consider three questions: is ecology "value-laden," what values are found in ecology, and what values should ecologists advocate (if any)? I conclude that ecology is laden with a ...

The earth is facing an environmental crisis on a scale unprecedented in human history. This crisis is already responsible for high levels of human suffering and, if it continues, risks the extinction ...

THERE has not been a topic for such worried conversation since James Baldwin forecast the fire next time. Suburban matrons predict the melting of the polar icecaps followed by catastrophic floods.