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RECORD NUMBER: 273 OF 377Main Title | Our choice : a plan to solve the climate crisis / | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Author | Gore, Al, ; Gore, Albert, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | Rodale, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 452271919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 9781594867347; 1594867348 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Global warming ; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric ; Environmental policy ; Environmental protection ; Human ecology ; Alternative lifestyles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collation | 414 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes index. |
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Contents Notes | What goes up must come down -- Where our energy comes from and where it goes -- Electricity from the sun -- Harvesting the wind -- Soaking up geothermal energy -- Growing fuel -- Carbon capture and sequestration -- The nuclear option -- Forests -- Soil -- Population -- Less is more -- The super grid -- Changing the way we think -- The true cost of carbon -- Political obstacles -- The power of information -- Our choice. The former vice president and author of such books as "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Earth in the Balance" presents a follow-up work to address key environmental issues while profiling and evaluating possible solutions. |