The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal CitiesPredicts a rise in ocean levels throughout the next few decades and more catastrophic weather patterns that are threatening some of the nation's largest cities, identifying the consequences of the past century's consumption of fossil fuels. |
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If efficiency makes such good sense for our economy and the environment , if the
technology is available and consumers save money , why are we still a nation of
profligate energy hogs ? Much of the answer is relatively straightforward .
If efficiency makes such good sense for our economy and the environment , if the
technology is available and consumers save money , why are we still a nation of
profligate energy hogs ? Much of the answer is relatively straightforward .
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But the beauty of the Sky Trust plan is that it ensures equity and fairness in the
transition to a clean - energy economy . Again , every American — rich and poor ,
young and old — would receive the same annual dividend , perhaps as much as
...
But the beauty of the Sky Trust plan is that it ensures equity and fairness in the
transition to a clean - energy economy . Again , every American — rich and poor ,
young and old — would receive the same annual dividend , perhaps as much as
...
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Capitalizing on multiple studies that show a clean energy economy would create
many more jobs than the fossil fuel system presently does , leaders of the Apollo
Project assert their plan will trigger a net gain of at least one million jobs in ...
Capitalizing on multiple studies that show a clean energy economy would create
many more jobs than the fossil fuel system presently does , leaders of the Apollo
Project assert their plan will trigger a net gain of at least one million jobs in ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Real Reason Katrina Happened | 7 |
Why Do Societies Commit Suicide? | 33 |
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| Título | The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities |
| Autor | Mike Tidwell |
| Editor | Free Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1416560246, 9781416560241 |
| Largo | 196 páginas |
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