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Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Pricing the Priceless captures financial recognition for what is otherwise never calculated in financial terms. Water meters only measure the cost of the water we use, not the value of having clean water in the first place, reflecting what goes out but not what goes in. But keeping water clean is a vital public service, surely an indicator of good governance and management. In turn, if capital markets reward coherent risk management and resource...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Language
English
Description
"The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River"--
Author
Publisher
Arpa
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Brillante refutación política y científica de las tesis colapsistas, que impiden al ecologismo protagonizar la transformación que el mundo necesita.
La ecoansiedad domina nuestra época. Cada nuevo informe sobre el cambio climático refuerza un terror que nos paraliza, pero este fatalismo apocalíptico no se corresponde con los mejores análisis de nuestra situación. Es también un síntoma de un ecologismo desorientado. Durante el siglo XXI...
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The age of climate gradualism is over, as unprecedented disasters are exacerbated by inequalities of race and class. We need profound, radical change. A Green New Deal can tackle the climate emergency and rampant inequality at the same time. Cutting carbon emissions while winning immediate gains for the many is the only way to build a movement strong enough to defeat big oil, big business, and the super-rich--starting right now. A Planet to Win...
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It used to be that climate issues remained the domain of scientists, but such boundaries have been eliminated. Like other branches of science, climate science has turned political. Hard facts are ignored, and warnings from experts are shrugged off as opinion. Meanwhile the planet suffers. Rising temperatures, low water supply, and extreme weather events threaten the lives of Earth's inhabitants. The viewpoints in this resource address many aspects...
