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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-06-05
No Good Alternative written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Science categories.
“The most honest book about climate change yet.” —The Atlantic “The Infinite Jest of climate books.” —The Baffler An eye-opening look at the consequences of coal mining and oil and natural gas production—the second of a two volume work by award-winning author William T. Vollmann on the ideologies of energy production and the causes of climate change The second volume of William T. Vollmann's epic book about the factors and human actions that have led to global warming begins in the coal fields of West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, where "America's best friend" is not merely a fuel, but a "heritage." Over the course of four years Vollmann finds hollowed out towns with coal-polluted streams and acidified drinking water; makes covert visits to mountaintop removal mines; and offers documented accounts of unpaid fines for federal health and safety violations and of miners who died because their bosses cut corners to make more money. To write about natural gas, Vollmann journeys to Greeley, Colorado, where he interviews anti-fracking activists, a city planner, and a homeowner with serious health issues from fracking. Turning to oil production, he speaks with, among others, the former CEO of Conoco and a vice president of the Bank of Oklahoma in charge of energy loans, and conducts furtive roadside interviews of guest workers performing oil-related contract labor in the United Arab Emirates. As with its predecessor, No Immediate Danger, this volume seeks to understand and listen, not to lay blame--except in a few corporate and political cases where outrage is clearly due. Vollmann is a carbon burner just like the rest of us; he describes and quantifies his own power use, then looks around him, trying to explain to the future why it was that we went against scientific consensus, continually increasing the demand for electric power and insisting that we had no good alternative.
No Good Alternative
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : en
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Release Date : 2018
No Good Alternative written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Atmospheric carbon dioxide categories.
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.
3 D Negotiation
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Author : David A. Lax
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Release Date : 2006-08-24
3 D Negotiation written by David A. Lax and has been published by Harvard Business Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-24 with Business & Economics categories.
When discussing being stuck in a "win-win vs. win-lose" debate, most negotiation books focus on face-to-face tactics. Yet, table tactics are only the "first dimension" of David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius' pathbreaking 3-D Negotiation (TM) approach, developed from their decades of doing deals and analyzing great dealmakers. Moves in their "second dimension"—deal design—systematically unlock economic and noneconomic value by creatively structuring agreements. But what sets the 3-D approach apart is its "third dimension": setup. Before showing up at a bargaining session, 3-D Negotiators ensure that the right parties have been approached, in the right sequence, to address the right interests, under the right expectations, and facing the right consequences of walking away if there is no deal. This new arsenal of moves away from the table often has the greatest impact on the negotiated outcome. Packed with practical steps and cases, 3-D Negotiation demonstrates how superior setup moves plus insightful deal designs can enable you to reach remarkable agreements at the table, unattainable by standard tactics.
Alternatives To Ethylene Dibromide Edb
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Alternatives To Ethylene Dibromide Edb written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Ethylene dibromide categories.
No Immediate Danger
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Author : William T. Vollmann
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books
Release Date : 2019-04-09
No Immediate Danger written by William T. Vollmann and has been published by Penguin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-09 with Science categories.
“The most honest book about climate change yet.” —The Atlantic “The Infinite Jest of climate books.” —The Baffler A timely, eye-opening book about climate change and energy generation that focuses on the consequences of nuclear power production, from award-winning author William T. Vollmann In his nonfiction, William T. Vollmann has won acclaim as a singular voice tackling some of the most important issues of our age, from poverty to violence to the dark soul of American imperialism as it has played out on the U.S./Mexico border. Now, Vollmann turns to a topic that will define the generations to come--the factors and human actions that have led to global warming. Vollmann begins No Immediate Danger, the first volume of Carbon Ideologies, by examining and quantifying the many causes of climate change, from industrial manufacturing and agricultural practices to fossil fuel extraction, economic demand for electric power, and the justifiable yearning of people all over the world to live in comfort. Turning to nuclear power first, Vollmann then recounts multiple visits that he made at significant personal risk over the course of seven years to the contaminated no-go zones and sad ghost towns of Fukushima, Japan, beginning shortly after the tsunami and reactor meltdowns of 2011. Equipped first only with a dosimeter and then with a scintillation counter, he measured radiation and interviewed tsunami victims, nuclear evacuees, anti-nuclear organizers and pro-nuclear utility workers. Featuring Vollmann's signature wide learning, sardonic wit, and encyclopedic research, No Immediate Danger, whose title co-opts the reassuring mantra of official Japanese energy experts, builds up a powerful, sobering picture of the ongoing nightmare of Fukushima.
Oversight Of The Trade Act Of 1988 Super 301
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Oversight Of The Trade Act Of 1988 Super 301 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Competition, International categories.
Oversight Of The Trade Act Of 1988
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Oversight Of The Trade Act Of 1988 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Competition, International categories.
Lessons In Project Management
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Author : Jeffrey Mochal
language : en
Publisher: Apress
Release Date : 2012-01-02
Lessons In Project Management written by Jeffrey Mochal and has been published by Apress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Most of the project management books on the market are basically textbooks. They are dry to begin with, and don't focus on the practical advice that most people need to run their projects. Lessons in Project Management, Second Edition does not assume that you are a project manager building a nuclear reactor or sending a man to the moon. Instead, it focuses on the millions of people who manage normal, medium-to-large projects on an ongoing basis. Each case study in Lessons in Project Management contains an accessible, easy-to-read analysis of the challenges of real-world project management. Each problem is presented, then followed by an examination of the solution, written in easy-to-understand language. The format allows you to more easily relate to the book, since it brings into play a project scenario with practical project management lessons to be learned. You'll also recognize recurring characters who appear in multiple stories, and you'll start to develop some empathy for and interest in their struggles.
Morality And Epistemic Judgment
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Author : Christopher Cowie
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2019-10-23
Morality And Epistemic Judgment written by Christopher Cowie and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-23 with Ethics categories.
Moral judgments attempt to describe a reality that does not exist, so they are all false. This is the moral error theory, a deeply troubling yet plausible view that is now one of the canonical positions in moral philosophy. The most compelling argument against it is the argument from analogy. According to this, the moral error theory should be rejected because it would seriously compromise our practice of making epistemic judgments-judgments about how we ought to form and revise our beliefs in light of our evidence-and could undermine systematic thought and reason themselves. Christopher Cowie provides a novel assessment of the recent attention paid to this topic in moral philosophy and epistemology. He reasons that the argument from analogy fails because moral judgments are unlike judgments about how we ought to form and revise our beliefs in light of our evidence. On that basis, a moral error theory does not compromise the practice of making epistemic judgments. The moral error theory may be true after all, Cowie concludes, and if it is then we will simply have to live with its concerning consequences.
Bridges
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Author : George C. Lee
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2015-02-23
Bridges written by George C. Lee and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-23 with Philosophy categories.
A multidisciplinary and accessible introduction to humanitys favorite structure: the bridge. Whether you are a student considering a career in civil engineering and transportation planning, a public official interested in the future of infrastructure, or a person who simply cares about bridges, this book offers an accessible and illustrated introduction to the most beloved feature of our built environment. Learn about engineering basics: the forces that bridges must resist to stay aloft and the principles by which engineers decide which types of bridges make sense at which sites. Find out how engineers protect bridges from their greatest threatsthe earthquakes, floods, and other hazards that can cause catastrophic damage. Moving from engineering to planning, learn how we decide whether a bridge is worth building in the first place, learn about controversial features of cost-benefit analysis, and about the transportation models by which planners forecast bridge effects on traffic patterns. Investigate a sometimes intractable problem: why a project often creeps along for a decade or more to get from initial studies to the day the ribbon is cut, undergoing vast cost escalations. Also explore the environmental impact of bridges, and the meaning of a sustainable bridge, and whether bridges could once again be built, like ancient Roman ones, to last a thousand years. Authoritative, comprehensive, and fun to read, this book is for everyone interested in bridges, from the lay reader to the techie who likes to see how things work. It also will serve as an excellent companion to beginning design students in architecture and engineering, and it should be on the shelf of civil engineers, architects, and contractors, too. Robert E. Paaswell, City College of New York This work will help educated but nonspecialist decision makers to appreciate the complexity of bridge design, construction, and maintenance in making decisions that impact bridges. Niraj Verma, Virginia Commonwealth University