Carbon ideologies. Volume 1, No immediate danger
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, [2018].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780399563492, 0399563490
Physical Desc
1 volume (xx, 601 pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York, New York : Viking, [2018].
Language
English
ISBN
9780399563492, 0399563490
Notes
General Note
V. 1. No immediate danger.
Description
"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."--Publisher's description.
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 363.738 VOL | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 363.1799 VOL | Available |
Rockaway Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 363.1799 VOL | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vollmann, W. T. (2018). Carbon ideologies . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vollmann, William T.. 2018. Carbon Ideologies. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vollmann, William T.. Carbon Ideologies Viking, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vollmann, William T.. Carbon Ideologies Viking, 2018.
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