Kicking the carbon habit : global warming and the case for renewable and nuclear energy /
by Sweet, William.
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BookPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2006Description: x, 256 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0231137109.Subject(s): Renewal, Urban - Fiction | | Online resources: Table of contents Summary: Argues that cutting oil consumption in the U.S. is an unrealistic goal and that climate change should be addressed by reducing coal use, discussing the history of coal mining and combustion in the U.S., the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature, and currently available low-carbon and zero-carbon technologies.
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Book | NF 333.79 S (Browse shelf) | Available | H039315555 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-239) and index.
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Argues that cutting oil consumption in the U.S. is an unrealistic goal and that climate change should be addressed by reducing coal use, discussing the history of coal mining and combustion in the U.S., the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature, and currently available low-carbon and zero-carbon technologies.
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