Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-183) and index.

Are air and water pollution serious environmental problems? Yes : Air and water pollution are serious environmental problems. Carbon dioxide pollution from power plants rose in the United States in 2010 / The Environmental Integrity Project -- Industrial agriculture is causing substantial water pollution in the United States / Sustainable Table -- Ocean pollution is a global threat / WWF -- China's economic development has caused serious global pollution issues / Ty Butler -- No : Air and water pollution are not serious environmental problems. Air quality in the United States is improving / United States Environmental Protection Agency -- Drinking water in the United States is safer than it used to be / Karen Springen -- China is meeting its targets for reducing air and water pollution / Li Jing -- China is spending billions to ensure sustainable water use / Chaoqing Yu -- Is global warming a real environmental threat? Yes : Global warming is a real environmental threat. Science provides a compelling case that global warming is real / America's Climate Choices : Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change -- There is no reason to doubt basic global warming / Mark Lynas -- Record US temperatures in 2010 are consistent with global warming predictions / Pete Spotts -- Record cold and snowstorms of 2010 do not disprove global warming / Wendy Koch -- No : Global warming is not a real environmental threat. There are many reasons to doubt global warming science / Ben Lieberman -- Global warming theory is based on false science / David Evans -- The winter of 2011 shows the world is cooling, not warming / Alan Caruba -- Are environmental efforts adequate to meet pollution challenges? Yes : Environmental efforts are adequate to meet pollution challenges. The Barack Obama administration is imposing stricter controls on water pollution / Juliet Eilperin -- The EPA under President Barack Obama will regulate greenhouse gases / Andrew Leonard -- China is implementing an ambitious new environmental plan / Deborah Seligsohn, interviewed by Bruce Gellerman -- No : Environmental efforts are not adequate to meet pollution challenges. US environmental efforts cannot address global air pollution created by Asian economies / David Kirby -- China's fight against pollution is faltering / David Stanway -- Corporate polluters are not required to pay for the pollution they cause / Juliette Jowit -- What are the emerging solutions to environmental pollution? American rivers must be protected from fracking and other threats / Mark Clayton -- Human interactions with the ocean must quickly become more sustainable / A.D. Rogers and D.d'A. Laffoley -- A clean energy standard is an essential first step toward a clean energy future / Richard W. Caperton, [et al.] -- Small-scale agriculture is the key to a sustainable future / Peopleandplanet.net -- Asian countries must reduce black carbon air pollution emissions / Neeno Pandora -- China must improve its environmental protections / Wang Jin -- Combating pollution requires international solutions / VOAnews.com.