Kicking the carbon habit : global warming and the case for renewable and nuclear energy /
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 z...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2006]
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| 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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| Physical Description: | x, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231137109 9780231137119 0231137117 0231510373 9780231510370 9780231137102 |