Our biggest experiment : an epic history of the climate crisis / Alice Bell.
Our biggest experiment : an epic history of the climate crisis / Alice Bell.
Our biggest experiment : an epic history of the climate crisis / Alice Bell.
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Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2021.
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G 2021/1752
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English
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Physical content
xix, 359 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Experiments -- A steam-powered greenhouse -- Discovering our hothouse Earth -- From whale to shale -- The weather watchers -- Electric avenues -- Tree huggers -- The rise, fall, and rise of big oil -- Big science -- A carousel of progress -- Growing concern -- Crisis point -- Already h...
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Publisher
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2021.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
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California
Date Published
2021.
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"It was Eunice Newton Foote, an American scientist and woman's rights campaigner living in Seneca Falls, New York, who first warned the world that an atmosphere heavy with carbon dioxide could send temperatures here on Earth soaring. This was back in 1856. At the time, no one paid much attention. Our Biggest Experiment tells Foote's story, along wi...
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Our biggest experiment : an epic history of the climate crisis / Alice Bell.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-359).
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©2021
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G 2021/1752
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74VKaazDpzXM
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ISBN
1640094334
9781640094338
DDC
363.7387409
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991024420914902626
