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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And one American company , Trigen , now manufactures a turbine system so
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Again , like the efficiency side of the equation , I know this with great certainty in
large part due to the microcosm of my ... At the start , in the spring of 2001 , I knew
that converting my home to clean , efficient energy would require that I invest a ...
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That ' s without any investments in efficiency or any behavior change whatsoever
. This stuff just isn ' t that expensive . As it is , I buy a very small amount of wind
power each year to cover what little electricity I don ' t get from the sun and to ...
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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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