No good alternative
By: William T. Vollmann
Series: Carbon ideologies -- volume II
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 667
ISBN-13: 9780525558491
Subjects: Atmospheric carbon dioxide; Carbon; Environmental aspects; Coal mines and mining; Energy development
Other titles: Carbon ideologies :
Description: The second volume in a timely series about climate change and energy generation draws on first-person interviews to reveal the real-world reasons behind the continuance of environmentally harmful coal mining, fracking, and natural gas production.
Notes: "This book does not stand alone. For quantitative fundamentals on greenhouse emissions, fuel efficiencies and other matters, please see Volume 1, No Immediate Danger. Readers beginning with this volume should be advised that fuel efficiency is fundamental to Carbon Ideologies."--Page preceding page 1.

"Maps and illustrations by the author."--Title page verso.

"'I am here only for working' first appeared in Harper's in 2017"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What should be measured?; title: About permissible limits; title: Coal. Coal ideology. About coal ; About sulfur; title: America's best friend (West Virginia and Kentucky, 2013-15); title: "Today or tomorrow it will have to come out" (Phulbari and Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015); title: Fracking and Natural Gas. Fracking and natural gas ideology. About natural gas ; About methane ; About Fracking; title: Among the most vigilant protectors of the environment (Greeley and Loveland, Colorado, 2015). About volatile organic compounds; title: Oil. Oil ideology. About oil ; About internal combustion engines; title: What was the work for? (continued); title: "The whole world depends on it here" (Mexico, 2014); title: "You will have beautiful lawns and green grass" (California, 2016); title: "It's all economic inn the end" (Oklahoma, 2016); title: "I am only here for working" (United Arab Emirates, 2016); title: About batteries and fuel cells; title: Happily Ever After, or, the Marriage of Carbon Ideologies; title: And So, And Then.