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“diane curran”

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  • Loving This Planet

    Leading Thinkers Talk About How to Make A Better World

    de Helen Caldicott, Maude Barlow, Bill McKibben, Lester Brown, Janette Sherman-Nevinger, Hugh Gusterson, Chris Hedges, Diane Curran, Vini Gautam Khurana, David Krieger, Carole Gallagher, Jonathan Schell, William Hartung, Michael T. Klare, Daniel Ellsberg, Antony Loewenstein, John Church, Rhett Butler, Martin Sheen, Arjun Makhijani, Lily Tomlin, Michael Madsen, Bob Herbert, Frances Fox Piven, Denis Hayes, Phil Radford ...
    Conversations on sustainability, renewable energy, and other pressing issues: "A level of intellectual discussion all too absent in our national discourse." — BooklistA co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, named one of the most influential women of the twentieth century by the Smithsonian Institute, Helen Caldicott presents a valuable collection of her interviews with prominent ... Leer más

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  • The Quest

    Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

    de Daniel Yergin ...
    **“A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . .” —Wall Street Journal“It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned with his perspective on a very different landscape . . . [I]t is impossible to think of a better introduction to the essentials of energy in the 21st century. The Quest is . . . the definitive guide to how we got here.” ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Merchants of Doubt

    How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

    de Naomi Oreskes, Mr Erik M. Conway ...
    The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. But at the same time, a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers.Merchants ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • SuperFuel

    Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future

    de Richard Martin ...
    Series series MacSci
    A riveting look at how an alternative source of energy is revoluntionising nuclear power, promising a safe and clean future for millions, and why thorium was sidelined at the height of the Cold WarIn this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, a radioactive element and alternative nuclear fuel that is far ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD

  • A Bright Future

    How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow

    de Joshua S. Goldstein, Staffan A. Qvist ...
    The inspiration for Nuclear Now, the new Oliver Stone film, co-written by Joshua GoldsteinAs climate change quickly approaches a series of turning points that guarantee disastrous outcomes, a solution is hiding in plain sight. Several countries have already replaced fossil fuels with low-carbon energy sources, and done so rapidly, in one to two decades. By following their methods, we could ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Reality Check

    How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future

    de Donald R. Prothero ...
    A thought-provoking look at science denialism "for popular science readers who want better to be able to explain and defend science and scientific methods to others" ( Library Journal).The battles over evolution, climate change, childhood vaccinations, and the causes of AIDS, alternative medicine, oil shortages, population growth, and the place of science in our country—all are reaching a fevered ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Power to Save the World

    The Truth About Nuclear Energy

    de Gwyneth Cravens ...
    An informed look at the myths and fears surrounding nuclear energy, and a practical, politically realistic solution to global warming and our energy needs. Faced by the world's oil shortages and curious about alternative energy sources, Gwyneth Cravens skeptically sets out to find the truth about nuclear energy. Her conclusion: it is a totally viable and practical solution to global warming. In ... Leer más

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  • Global Catastrophes and Trends

    The Next Fifty Years

    de Vaclav Smil ...
    A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look at global changes that may occur over the next fifty years—whether sudden and cataclysmic world-changing events or gradually unfolding trends.Fundamental change occurs most often in one of two ways: as a “fatal discontinuity,” a sudden catastrophic event that is potentially world changing, or as a persistent, gradual trend. Global catastrophes include ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • The Tragedy of American Science

    From Truman to Trump

    de Clifford D. Conner ...
    A look at the destructive history of science-for-profit, including its toll on the US pandemic response, by the author of A People's History of Science.Despite a facade of brilliant technological advances, American science has led humanity to the brink of interrelated disasters. In The Tragedy of American Science, historian of science Clifford D. Conner describes the dual processes by which this ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Question of Power

    Electricity and the Wealth of Nations

    de Robert Bryce ...
    An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Nuclear Energy

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    de Charles D. Ferguson ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Originally perceived as a cheap and plentiful source of power, the commercial use of nuclear energy has been controversial for decades. Worries about the dangers that nuclear plants and their radioactive waste posed to nearby communities grew over time, and plant construction in the United States virtually died after the early 1980s. The 1986 disaster at Chernobyl only reinforced nuclear power's ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Chemtrails, HAARP, and the Full Spectrum Dominance of Planet Earth

    de Elana Freeland ...
    A controversial investigation into geoengineering, surveillance technology, and the militarization of the atmosphere. Chemtrails, HAARP, and the Full Spectrum Dominance of Planet Earth by Elana M. Freeland examines claims and theories surrounding atmospheric experimentation, military research, and emerging global communications technologies. Situating itself within the literature of alternative ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus