Big Coal - The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future

Informationen zum Autor JEFF GOODELL is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine . He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Our Story: 77 Hours That Tested Our Friendship and Our Faith . Goodell’s memoir, Sunnyvale: The Rise and Fall of a Silicon Valley Family , was a New York Times Notable Book. Klappentext Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengence. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for energy independence. Is coal the solution to America's energy problems? On close examination, the glowing promise of coal quickly turns to ash. Coal mining remains a deadly and environmentally destructive industry. Nearly forty percent of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year comes from coal-fired power plants. In the last two decades, air pollution from coal plants has killed more than half a million Americans. In this eye-opening call to action, Goodell explains the costs and consequences of America's addiction to coal and discusses how we can kick the habit.

Product details

• Authors: Jeff Goodell
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.04.2007
• EAN: 9780618872244
• ISBN: 978-0-618-87224-4
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Sociology, Climate Change, ENERGY, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Fossil fuel technologies, Central / national / federal government policies, Pollution control, Energy resources, Environmental policy and protocols, HISTORY: WORLD, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Public Policy / Environmental Policy, SCIENCE: Global Warming & Climate Change, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Industries / Energy, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / Geology, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Public Policy / Energy Policy *, SCIENCE: Energy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Environmental / Pollution Control, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Power Resources / Fossil Fuels