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Author Heinberg, Richard.

Title Blackout : coal, climate and the last energy crisis / Richard Heinberg
Published Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, portrait
Contents 1 How Much Coal Do We Have? 13 -- 2 Coal in the United States 35 -- 3 Coal in China 55 -- 4 Coal in Russia and India 73 -- 5 Coal in Australia, South Africa, Europe, South America, Indonesia, and Canada 89 -- 6 Coal and Climate 113 -- 7 New Coal Technologies 129 -- 8 Three Scenarios 145
Summary "Blackout goes to the heart of the tough energy questions that will dominate every sphere of public policy throughout the first half of this century, and it is a must-read for planners, educators, and anyone concerned about energy consumption, peak oil, and climate change"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Coal.
Coal -- Environmental aspects.
Coal trade.
Electric power.
Electricity.
Coal
Electricity
coal.
electricity.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Fossil Fuels.
Electricity.
Coal.
Coal -- Environmental aspects.
Coal trade.
Electric power.
Klimawandel -- Kohle.
Kohle -- Umweltbelastung.
Kohle -- Klimawandel.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781550924299
155092429X