American Heat: Ethical Problems with the United States' Response to Global Warming.

• Position: Book Review

Donald A. Brown. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002. (800) 462-6420. 288 pp. $75.00 Clothbound. $25.95 Softbound.

In American Heat, Donald A. Brown criticizes the United States's response to global warming, arguing that an ethical focus on global environmental matters is the key to achieving a globally acceptable solution. In support of this argument, American Heat explores how the United States was once an environmental leader but has become a barrier to environmental protection in...