Download or read book The Environment of Amchitka Island Alaska written by Melvin Leroy Merritt and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on ecological investigations sponsored by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Download or read book The Environment of Amchitka Island Alaska Supporting Documentation in the Back Pocket of This Book written by ML Merritt (Ed) and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Environment of Amchitka Island Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amchitka and the Bomb written by Dean W. Kohlhoff and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a quarter-century has now passed since the United States set off the last of three underground atomic blasts in the remote wilderness of the Aleutian islands, off the coast of Alaska. Cannikin, as this third test was called, exploded as planned on November 6, 1971, on Amchitka Island. The first test, Project Long Shot (1965), was designed to determine whether the blast’s shock waves could be distinguished from earthquakes. Milrow, the second (1969), and Cannikin were part of the U.S. anti-ballistic missile development program. Amchitka and the Bomb looks at how these nuclear explosions were planned and conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission, in spite of vehement protests by political and civilian groups. In addition to demonstrating the feasibility of a new generation of weapons, the government defended the nuclear tests on Amchitka as providing U.S. presidents, and especially Richard Nixon, with negotiating power to force the Soviet Union to accept a satisfactory arms limitation agreement. Dean Kohlhoff traces the enormous environmental impact of the blasts on the Aleutian wildlife refuge system. He also examines the social and political fallout from the tests on Aleut civilian populations. As the tests inexorably went forward, an emerging environmental movement was galvanized to action. Passionate but ultimately futile attempts to stop the blasts were made by such nascent groups as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and the Wilderness Society. Although Alaskan Aleuts sued to halt Cannikin and environmental groups joined them for an injunction against the test, a split U.S. Supreme Court eventually approved the 5.1-megaton explosion. Amchitka and the Bomb tells a harrowing story of the struggle of private citizens and small environmental groups to counter the weight of the federal government. It adds immeasurably to our understanding of the nuclear history of the United States. Its concise interweaving of the military, scientific, economic, and social implications surrounding the nuclear explosions on Amchitka Island exposes the unpleasant consequences of allowing treasured national values to become victim to political necessity. Kohlhoff has contributed a vital chapter to Alaska's history and to the history of the American environmental movement.

Download or read book Environmental Disturbance on Amchitka Island Alaska written by United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and published by . This book was released on 1969* with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Greenpeace to Amchitka written by Robert Hunter and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greenpeace is known around the world for its activism and education surrounding environmental and biodiversity issues. With a presence in more than 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Greenpeace is undoubtedly a dominant force in the realm of environmental activism. This is the story of how Greenpeace came to be. In September 1971, a small group of activists boarded a small fishing boat in Vancouver, Canada, and headed north towards Amchitka, a tiny island west of Alaska in the Aleutian Islands, where the US government was conducting underground nuclear tests. At that time, protests against nuclear testing were not common, yet the US tests raised genuine concerns: Amchitka is not only the last refuge for endangered wildlife, but is also located in a geologically unstable region, one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world. The threat of a nuclear-triggered earthquake or tsunami was real. Among the people sardined in the fishing boat were Robert Hunter and Robert Keziere. The boat, named the Greenpeace by the small group of men aboard, raced against time as it crashed through the Gulf of Alaska, braving the oncoming winter storms. Three weeks was all they had to reach Amchitka in an attempt to halt the nuclear test. Ultimately, the voyage—beset by bad weather, interpersonal tensions and conflicts with US officials—was doomed. And yet the legacy of that journey lives on. In this visceral memoir, based on a manuscript originally written over 30 years ago, Robert Hunter vividly depicts the peculiar odyssey that led to the formation of the most powerful environmental organization in the world. Features 40 black and white photographs taken during the voyage by Robert Keziere.

Download or read book Environmental Restoration Amchitka Island and Atka Island Alaska written by Coffman Engineers, Inc and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vegetation of Amchitka Island Aleutian Islands Alaska written by Hansford T. Shacklette and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Remedial removal Action Amchitka Island Alaska written by Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (Agency : U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses proposed cleanup effort at the 60-plus contaminated sites discovered on Amchitka between 1993 and 2000, which includes petroleum contamination, building debris, drilling mud wastes, sewage lagoon closure, and unexploded ordnance. Lists 4 agencies with cleanup responsibilities: U.S. Dept. of Energy; U.S. Navy; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District; and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The island had been occupied by the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1950, was the site of 3 underground nuclear tests from 1965 to 1971 (for which 34 test holes were drilled in 1951), and served as a White Alice communication relay site from 1959 to 1961 and as a U.S. Navy radar facility site from 1987 to 1993.

Download or read book CANNIKIN Amchitka Nuclear Test written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vegetation of Amchitka Island Aleutian Islands Alaska written by Hansford T. Shacklette and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Additional title page description: An account of the plant species and plant communities that occur in an oceanic island environment.

Download or read book Contamination Assessment Report Amchitka Island Aleutian Islands Alaska written by Ecology and Environment, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Second Relocatable Over the Horizon Radar ROTHR System Amchitka Island written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Aleutian Islands Wilderness Proposed written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book RADIONUCLIDE AND STABLE ELEMENT ANALYSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES FROM AMCHITKA ISLAND ALASKA Annual Progress Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Turning the Tide written by C. R. Veitch and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2002 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes papers and abstracts dealing with eradication of invasive species in Alaska, Australia, Baker Island, California, Christmas Island, Enderby and Rose Islands, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Howland Island, Japan, Jarvis Island, Laysan Island, Lord Howe Island, Mauritius, Mexico, Nauru, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Saint-Paul Island, Seychelles, West Indies.

Download or read book The Bering Sea Ecosystem written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-05-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bering Sea, which lies between the United States and Russia, is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world and has prolific fishing grounds. Yet there have been significant unexplained population fluctuations in marine mammals and birds in the region. The book examines the Bering Sea ecosystem's dynamics and the relationship between man and the ecosystem, in order to identify potential reasons for the population fluctuations as well as identify ways the Sea's living resources can be better managed by government.