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The Resource The sustainable economy : the hidden costs of climate change and the path to a prosperous future, Robert S. Devine

The sustainable economy : the hidden costs of climate change and the path to a prosperous future, Robert S. Devine

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"Pick an environmental issue. Maybe air pollution, toxic waste, or deforestation. These all seem like solid choices, but none of these is actually an environmental problem--at least, not at its heart. Deep down they're economic problems. Nearly all the issues we classify as environmental stem from defects in the DNA of America's current market system. This is emphatically true of our greatest environmental threat: global warming. With a focus on climate change, journalist and author Robert S. Devine reveals the fundamental flaws in the economy that enable environmental degradation. This is a book about economics, but it skips the equations and eases through the jargon, opting instead for compelling stories and surprising humor. Readers will encounter high-tech narwhals, struggling coal workers, orbiting giant mirrors, the kids who are suing the U.S. government over climate policy, and vanishing Alaskan towns"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
341 pages
Contents
  • The price is wrong
  • The most important number you've never heard of
  • Going public
  • Fat tails
  • The once and future kids
  • Tomorrow eventually becomes today
  • Equity now
  • Internal medicine
  • Growing oains
  • Orbiting giant mirrors
  • Judgment day
  • True value
Isbn
9780307277176
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The sustainable economy : the hidden costs of climate change and the path to a prosperous future
Title
The sustainable economy
Title remainder
the hidden costs of climate change and the path to a prosperous future
Statement of responsibility
Robert S. Devine
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Pick an environmental issue. Maybe air pollution, toxic waste, or deforestation. These all seem like solid choices, but none of these is actually an environmental problem--at least, not at its heart. Deep down they're economic problems. Nearly all the issues we classify as environmental stem from defects in the DNA of America's current market system. This is emphatically true of our greatest environmental threat: global warming. With a focus on climate change, journalist and author Robert S. Devine reveals the fundamental flaws in the economy that enable environmental degradation. This is a book about economics, but it skips the equations and eases through the jargon, opting instead for compelling stories and surprising humor. Readers will encounter high-tech narwhals, struggling coal workers, orbiting giant mirrors, the kids who are suing the U.S. government over climate policy, and vanishing Alaskan towns"--
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1951-
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Devine, Bob
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Economic development
  • Environmental policy
  • Climatic changes
  • Climatic changes
  • Développement économique
  • Environnement
  • Climat
  • Climat
  • Climatic changes
  • Climatic changes
  • Economic development
  • Environmental policy
  • United States
Label
The sustainable economy : the hidden costs of climate change and the path to a prosperous future, Robert S. Devine
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-329) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The price is wrong -- The most important number you've never heard of -- Going public -- Fat tails -- The once and future kids -- Tomorrow eventually becomes today -- Equity now -- Internal medicine -- Growing oains -- Orbiting giant mirrors -- Judgment day -- True value
Control code
1145894228
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
341 pages
Isbn
9780307277176
Lccn
2019059208
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
System control number
(OCoLC)1145894228
Label
The sustainable economy : the hidden costs of climate change and the path to a prosperous future, Robert S. Devine
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-329) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The price is wrong -- The most important number you've never heard of -- Going public -- Fat tails -- The once and future kids -- Tomorrow eventually becomes today -- Equity now -- Internal medicine -- Growing oains -- Orbiting giant mirrors -- Judgment day -- True value
Control code
1145894228
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
341 pages
Isbn
9780307277176
Lccn
2019059208
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650
System control number
(OCoLC)1145894228

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