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RECORD NUMBER: 20 OF 33| Main Title | Hell and high water : global warming - the solution and the politics - and what we should do / | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Romm, Joseph J. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | William Morrow, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 77537768 | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 006117212X : 9780061172120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Global warming ; Global warming--Government policy--United States ; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric ; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--Government policy--United States ; Environmental policy--United States ; Environmental protection--United States ; Human ecology | ||||||||||||||||
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| Edition | 1st ed. | ||||||||||||||||
| Collation | 292 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. {241}-276) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | pt. I: The science and the future. The climate beast -- 2000-2025 : reap the whirlwind -- 2025-2050 : planetary purgatory -- 2050-2100 : hell and high water -- pt. II: The politics and the solution. How climate rhetoric trumps climate reality -- The technology trap and the American way of life -- The electrifying solution -- Peak oil, energy security, and the car of the future -- The U.S.-China suicide pact on climate -- Missing the story of the century -- Conclusion : the end of politics. |