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The Road to Love Canal: Managing Industrial Waste Before Epa
Published in Hardcover by Univ of Texas Press (1996)
Authors: Craig E. Colten, Peter N. Skinner, Piasecki Bruce, and N., Peter Skinner
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For Responsible Decision Makers
This is an outstanding book that deals with the history of industrial hygiene and risk management. In a step-by-step fashion, the authors walk the reader through the development of large-scale chemical production plants and their need to deal with the waste associated with their production process. The changes from prior to 1930s to the 1950s and into the 1970s shows distinct changes in how industry addressed industrial waste. It is a refreshing approach to see an explanation of how industry slowly developed their procedures based on their dealings with the public and government, without the usual bias against management as evil-doers and tree-killers.

The authors discuss the understanding of industrial wastes and developing rationale with no appologies, but do it in a concise fashion that is readable to the layman as well as professionals. The section discussing how decision makers can be influenced by this information is particularly good-reading. The authors end by discussing several case studies (of course, Love Canal is one of them) and identifying the mistakes made in each case. This is the real lesson of the book - if we can't learn from our mistakes, how will we ever improve?


Environmental Management and Business Strategy : Leadership Skills for the 21st Century
Published in Paperback by John Wiley & Sons (12 October, 1998)
Authors: Bruce W. Piasecki, Kevin A. Fletcher, and Frank J. Mendelson
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Ego got in the way of a good book
The basic premise of the book is good, but the author tends to rely too much on recycled material , such as contributions from his magazine, without taking the time to realy expand upon the topics. The author should either expand his cases, or have his contributors use fresh material - recycling is for material goods, not stories.

Is this a book or an infomertial for RPI and the magazine?
Having read several books by the author, I was somewhat disappointed on several planes: his use of old material from his magazine and lack of expanded coverage from his many contributors. Case studies need room to breathe, brevity is not necessarily helpful in this case. The authors could also go beyond their stable of previous writers and RPI alumni for assistance.

Is this a discussion about solving environmental problems or is this book an infomertial for Corporate Environmental Strategy and RPI?

Good material, less good bridging of topics
While this book has merit for what it presents, it jumps around too much, and leaves this reader with more questions than the book can actually answer.


America's Future in Toxic Waste Management
Published in Hardcover by Quorum Books (1987)
Authors: Bruce W. Piasecki and Gary A. Davis
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Beyond Dumping
Published in Hardcover by Quorum Books (1984)
Author: Bruce Piasecki
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Corporate Environmental Strategy : The Avalanche of Change Since Bhopal
Published in Hardcover by John Wiley & Sons (1995)
Author: Bruce W. Piasecki
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In Search of Environmental Excellence: Moving Beyond Blame
Published in Paperback by Simon & Schuster Books (1990)
Authors: Bruce Piasecki and Peter Asmus
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Stray prayers
Published in Unknown Binding by Ithaca House ; distributed by Serendipity Books ()
Author: Bruce Piasecki
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