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Very short introductions volume 620
Language
English
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"Our energy systems--the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use--are fundamental to modern life. In many cases the primary fuel is still of fossil origin, but as we increasingly understand the environmental impact of such fuels it is becoming ever clearer that the present energy systems need to change. Here, Nick Jenkins explores our historical investment in fossil energy resources and their current importance. Looking forward...
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Language
English
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The author believes that "we're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives--their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xi, 261 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Language of Climate Politics dismantles fossil-fuel propaganda and offers new strategies for climate communication. It argues that partisans on the right and the left often repeat the same fossil-fuel talking points and that this repetition produces a centrist consensus upholding the status quo. The book uncovers the falsehoods of this centrist consensus using rhetorical and ideological analyses of the terms that dominate current climate-change...
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Over the past 100 years, the mass consumption of fossil fuel, especially in America, has contributed to a dangerous global warming that is now beginning to adversely impact our lives and promises to do far greater damage if we continue to ignore its warning signs. This cautionary documentary offers a guide to the impacts of global warming on the U.S. and gives measures that can be taken to reverse this trend.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
13 sound discs (ca. 15.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The tale of corruption and manipulation that subjected the world to an oil addiction that could have been avoided, that was never necessary, and that could be ended not in ten years, not in five years, but today. Investigative journalist Black mined corporate and governmental archives to assemble thousands of previously undiscovered documents and studies into this dramatic story. He traces a continuum of rapacious energy cartels and special interests...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (410 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After Newtown, guns in America: An unprecedented exploration of America's enduring relationship with firearms. Traces the evolution of guns in America, their inextricable link to violence, and the clash of cultures that reflect competing visions of national identity.
Marijuana nation: Hear revealing interviews with law enforcement, growers, scientists and everyday users who offer unique insight into the medical marijuana phenomenon.
A place at the...
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