Epstein, Alex

Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels draws on the latest data and new insights to challenge everything you thought you knew about the future of energy For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 662.6 EPS

Vollmann, William T.

Summary: "The second volume of William T. Vollmann's epic book about the factors and human actions that have led to global warming begins in the coal fields of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, where "America's best friend" is not merely a fuel, but a "heritage." Over the course of four years Vollmann finds hollowed out towns with coal-polluted streams and acidified drinking water; makes covert visits...

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Publisher / Publication Date: VIKING 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.8 VOL

Orpana, Simon

Summary: "What if the biggest barriers to responding to climate change are not technological or governmental but, rather, cultural? In other words, what if we ourselves could help to enact change through a deeper understanding of our petroleum dependency? In a provocative graphic format that draws widely from history, critical theory, and popular culture, Gasoline Dreams explores and challenges the ways...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.8 ORP