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Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengence. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for energy independence. Is coal the solution to America's energy problems? On close examination, the glowing promise of coal quickly turns to ash. Coal mining remains a deadly and environmentally destructive industry. Nearly forty percent of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year comes from coal-fired power plants. In the last two decades, air pollution from coal plants has killed more than half a million Americans. In this eye-opening call to action, Goodell explains the costs and consequences of America's addiction to coal and discusses how we can kick the habit.
Book Details
- Publisher: Mariner Books
- Publish Date: Apr 1st, 2007
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.40in - 1.00in - 0.90lb
- EAN: 9780618872244
- Categories: • Industries - Energy• Earth Sciences - Geology• Energy
About the Author
Goodell, Jeff: - JEFF GOODELL is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Our Story: 77 Hours That Tested Our Friendship and Our Faith. Goodell's memoir, Sunnyvale: The Rise and Fall of a Silicon Valley Family, was a New York Times Notable Book.
Praise for this book
Goodell, in this well-written, timely and powerful book, makes it crystal clear what the stakes are The New York Times
Fiery and committed The New York Times Book Review The hidden truth about coal is what Jeff Goodell is after in his groundbreaking book.Bookpage [Goodell] turns the light on the coal industry as he tracks the black rock on a bracing, eye-opening journey.
Audubon Big Coal gives its readers a clear sense of the tradeoffs we face in our feverish quest for inexpensive energy... The Washington Post Goodell has a talent for pithy argument - and the book fairly crackles with informed conviction.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Eye-opening and provocative Kirkus Reviews, Starred Goodell does a first-rate job of balancing environmental concerns with interviews from the human faces associated with "Big Coal" Library Journal --