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Makes an original effort to articulate the concerns of scientists, in such a way that they become the real-life, tangible concerns of people around the world. This book changes the way we think about our economy, our government, and the environment. It is suitable for those who care about the abuse of planet Earth and what can be done about it.
Book Synopsis The Environmental Endgame by : Robert Nadeau
Download or read book The Environmental Endgame written by Robert Nadeau and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makes an original effort to articulate the concerns of scientists, in such a way that they become the real-life, tangible concerns of people around the world. This book changes the way we think about our economy, our government, and the environment. It is suitable for those who care about the abuse of planet Earth and what can be done about it.
Introduction -- The end of the commodity super-cycle -- Binding carbon constraints -- An electric future -- The US: the lucky country -- The Middle East: more trouble to come -- Russia: blighted by the resource curse -- China: the end of the transition -- Europe: not as bad as it seems -- The gradual end of big oil -- Energy utilities: a broken model -- The new energy markets and the economics of the Internet -- Conclusion
Book Synopsis Burn Out by : Dieter Helm
Download or read book Burn Out written by Dieter Helm and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- The end of the commodity super-cycle -- Binding carbon constraints -- An electric future -- The US: the lucky country -- The Middle East: more trouble to come -- Russia: blighted by the resource curse -- China: the end of the transition -- Europe: not as bad as it seems -- The gradual end of big oil -- Energy utilities: a broken model -- The new energy markets and the economics of the Internet -- Conclusion
Incensed and hopeful, impassioned and lucid, this volume focuses on mankind'sability to adapt to the impending ecological revolution.
Book Synopsis Endgame, Volume 2 by : Derrick Jensen
Download or read book Endgame, Volume 2 written by Derrick Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incensed and hopeful, impassioned and lucid, this volume focuses on mankind'sability to adapt to the impending ecological revolution.
"First published in Great Britain under the title End Game by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers"--Title page verso.
Book Synopsis Tipping Point for Planet Earth by : Anthony D. Barnosky
Download or read book Tipping Point for Planet Earth written by Anthony D. Barnosky and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain under the title End Game by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers"--Title page verso.
The long-awaited companion piece to Derrick Jensen's immensely popular and highly acclaimed works A Language Older Than Words and The Culture of Make Believe. Accepting the increasingly widespread belief that industrialized culture inevitably erodes the natural world, Endgame sets out to explore how this relationship impels us towards a revolutionary and as-yet undiscovered shift in strategy. Building on a series of simple but increasingly provocative premises, Jensen leaves us hoping for what may be inevitable: a return to agrarian communal life via the disintegration of civilization itself.
Book Synopsis Endgame, Volume 1 by : Derrick Jensen
Download or read book Endgame, Volume 1 written by Derrick Jensen and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2006-06-06 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited companion piece to Derrick Jensen's immensely popular and highly acclaimed works A Language Older Than Words and The Culture of Make Believe. Accepting the increasingly widespread belief that industrialized culture inevitably erodes the natural world, Endgame sets out to explore how this relationship impels us towards a revolutionary and as-yet undiscovered shift in strategy. Building on a series of simple but increasingly provocative premises, Jensen leaves us hoping for what may be inevitable: a return to agrarian communal life via the disintegration of civilization itself.
Book Synopsis Environmental Endgame by : Daniel Warner
Download or read book Environmental Endgame written by Daniel Warner and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Whereas Volume 1 of Endgame presents the problem of civilization, Volume 2 of this pivotal work illustrates our means of resistance. Incensed and hopeful, impassioned and lucid, Endgame leapfrogs the environmental movement's deadlock over our willingness to change our conduct, focusing instead on our ability to adapt to the impending ecological revolution.
Book Synopsis Endgame, Volume 2 by : Derrick Jensen
Download or read book Endgame, Volume 2 written by Derrick Jensen and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whereas Volume 1 of Endgame presents the problem of civilization, Volume 2 of this pivotal work illustrates our means of resistance. Incensed and hopeful, impassioned and lucid, Endgame leapfrogs the environmental movement's deadlock over our willingness to change our conduct, focusing instead on our ability to adapt to the impending ecological revolution.
A textbook introduction to US environmental history which allows readers to develop a basic understanding of land exploration, natural resources, conservation efforts and environmental catastrophes.
Book Synopsis US Environmental History by : John Wills
Download or read book US Environmental History written by John Wills and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A textbook introduction to US environmental history which allows readers to develop a basic understanding of land exploration, natural resources, conservation efforts and environmental catastrophes.
The New York Times bestseller and international multimedia phenomenon! In each generation, for thousands of years, twelve Players have been ready. But they never thought Endgame would happen. Until now. Omaha, Nebraska. Sarah Alopay stands at her graduation ceremony—class valedictorian, star athlete, a full life on the horizon. But when a meteor strikes the school, she survives. Because she is the Cahokian Player. Endgame has begun. Juliaca, Peru. At the same moment, thousands of miles away, another meteor strikes. But Jago Tlaloc is safe. He has a secret, and his secret makes him brave. Strong. Certain. He is the Olmec Player. He's ready. Ready for Endgame. Across the globe, twelve meteors slam into Earth. Cities burn. But Sarah and Jago and the ten others Players know the truth. The meteors carry a message. The Players have been summoned to The Calling. And now they must fight one another in order to survive. All but one will fail. But that one will save the world. This is Endgame.
Book Synopsis Endgame: The Calling by : James Frey
Download or read book Endgame: The Calling written by James Frey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller and international multimedia phenomenon! In each generation, for thousands of years, twelve Players have been ready. But they never thought Endgame would happen. Until now. Omaha, Nebraska. Sarah Alopay stands at her graduation ceremony—class valedictorian, star athlete, a full life on the horizon. But when a meteor strikes the school, she survives. Because she is the Cahokian Player. Endgame has begun. Juliaca, Peru. At the same moment, thousands of miles away, another meteor strikes. But Jago Tlaloc is safe. He has a secret, and his secret makes him brave. Strong. Certain. He is the Olmec Player. He's ready. Ready for Endgame. Across the globe, twelve meteors slam into Earth. Cities burn. But Sarah and Jago and the ten others Players know the truth. The meteors carry a message. The Players have been summoned to The Calling. And now they must fight one another in order to survive. All but one will fail. But that one will save the world. This is Endgame.
Enough about the oil problem. Here?s the solution.Over a few decades, starting now, a vibrant US economy (then others) can completely phase out oil. This will save a net $70 billion a year, revitalize key industries and rural America, create a million jobs, and enhance security.Here?s the roadmap ? independent, peer-reviewed, co-sponsored by the Pentagon ? for the transition beyond oil, led by business and profit.
Book Synopsis Winning the Oil Endgame by : Amory B. Lovins
Download or read book Winning the Oil Endgame written by Amory B. Lovins and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enough about the oil problem. Here?s the solution.Over a few decades, starting now, a vibrant US economy (then others) can completely phase out oil. This will save a net $70 billion a year, revitalize key industries and rural America, create a million jobs, and enhance security.Here?s the roadmap ? independent, peer-reviewed, co-sponsored by the Pentagon ? for the transition beyond oil, led by business and profit.