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020 _a9781591847441
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035 _a(OCoLC)892514394
_z(OCoLC)870919747
_z(OCoLC)889886871
_z(OCoLC)973751046
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100 1 _aEpstein, Alex,
_d1980-
245 1 4 _aThe moral case for fossil fuels /
_cAlex Epstein.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPortfolio/Penguin,
_c2014.
300 _a248 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index.
505 0 0 _tThe secret history of fossil fuels --
_tThe energy challenge : cheap, plentiful, reliable energy ... for 7 billion people --
_tThe greatest energy technology of all time --
_tThe greenhouse effect and the fertilizer effect --
_tThe energy effect and climate mastery --
_tImproving our environment --
_tReducing risks and side effects --
_tFossil fuels, sustainability, and the future --
_tWinning the future.
520 _aThe author believes that "we're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives--their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental"--Amazon.com.
583 1 _aLegacy
_c2017
_5UoY
650 0 _aFossil fuels
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aFossil fuels
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aEnergy consumption
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aEnergy industries.
650 7 _aCombustibles fossiles
_xAspect environnemental.
_2ram
650 7 _aCombustibles fossiles
_xAspect social.
_2ram
650 7 _aClimatoscepticisme.
_2ram
650 7 _aEnergy consumption
_xSocial aspects.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00910017
650 7 _aEnergy industries.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00910110
650 7 _aFossil fuels
_xEnvironmental aspects.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00933147
655 4 _aNonfiction.
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