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almafu_9958351703502883
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1 online resource
ISBN:
9780231510370
Content:
Synthesizing information from leading scientists and the most up-to-date research, science journalist William Sweet examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. He explores advances made by climate scientists over the past twenty years and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, the efficacy of taxing energy consumption, and the responsibility of the United States to its citizens and the international community to reduce greenhouse gases. Timely and provocative, Kicking the Carbon Habit is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental science, economics, and the future of the planet.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions --
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Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due --
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2. The Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian --
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3. The Air we Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion --
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4. From Outer Space: Asia’s Brown Cloud, and More --
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Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature --
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5. The Drillers --
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6. The Modelers --
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7. The Synthesizers --
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Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies we can Deploy Right Now --
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8. Breaking the Carbon Habit --
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9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design --
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10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy --
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11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy --
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Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today’s Technology --
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Acknowledgments --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/swee13710
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/swee13710
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