The poverty of power : energy and the economic crisis / Barry Commoner.

Main entry:

Commoner, Barry, 1917-2012.

Title & Author:

The poverty of power : energy and the economic crisis / Barry Commoner.

Publication:

New York : Bantam Books, 1977.

Description:

297 pages ; 18 cm

Series:

A Bantam Book

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The problem -- Thermodynamics, the science of energy -- The fossil fuels: oil -- The fossil fuels: coal -- Nuclear power -- The sun -- The uses of power -- The price of power -- The poverty of power.

Summary:

"Now, The Poverty of Power shows the startling and frightening connections between pollution, economic stagnation and vanishing energy reserves. No one has ever asked so many on-target questions about this triple crisis - or come up with such devastating answers."--Page 4 of cover

Resources:
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ISBN:

0553108565
9780553108569
0553143158
9780553143157

Subject:

Power resources.
Power (Mechanics)
Energy policy United States.
Economic history.
Energy-Generating Resources
Ressources énergétiques.
Énergie mécanique.
Politique énergétique États-Unis.
Histoire économique.
energy resources.
Economic policy
Energy policy
United States Economic policy 1971-1981.
États-Unis Politique économique 1971-1981.
United States
United States Economic policy 1971-

Added entries:

Jeanne Wolfe Collection
Bantam book.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 271075
Call No.: BIB 204010
Status: Available

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