MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02421cam a22003374a 4500
001 2007275849
003 DLC
005 20070728084809.0
008 070525s2007 maua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007275849
020 $a9780618872244 (pbk.)
020 $a0618872248 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aTN805.A5$bG665 2007
082 00 $a333.793/2 0973$222
100 1 $aGoodell, Jeff.
245 10 $aBig coal :$bthe dirty secret behind America's energy future /$cJeff Goodell.
250 $a1st Mariner Books ed.
260 $aBoston :$bMariner Book, Houghton Mifflin Co.,$c2007.
300 $axxvii, 324 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $a"With a new afterword"--Cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-295) and index.
520 $aFew of us realize that every time we flip on a switch, we burn a lump of coal--our shiny white iPod economy is propped up by dirty black rocks. Despite a legacy that has claimed millions of lives and ravaged the environment, coal has become hot again. Our desire to find a homegrown alternative to Mideast oil, the rising cost of oil and natural gas, and the mood in Washington will soon push our coal consumption through the roof. Because we have failed to develop alternative energy sources, coal has become the default fuel for the 21st century. Veteran journalist Goodell examines the faulty assumptions underlying coal's revival and shatters the myth of cheap coal energy. In a blend of investigative reporting, history, and business analysis, he illuminates the troubling economic imperatives America faces and the collusion of business and politics that has set us on this dangerous course.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aThe dig -- The Saudi Arabia of coal -- Coal colonies -- Dogholes -- The carbon express -- The burn -- Infinite needs -- The big dirty -- "A citizen wherever we serve" -- The heat -- Reversal of fortune-- The coal rush -- The frontier -- An empire of denial.
650 0 $aCoal mines and mining$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCoal$xEnvironmental aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEnergy minerals$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCoal trade$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0728/2007275849-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0736/2007275849-b.html