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UNINA9910480881903321 |
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Autore |
Pearse Guy |
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Titolo |
Big coal [[electronic resource] ] : Australia's dirtiest habit / / Guy Pearse, David McKnight, Bob Burton |
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ISBN |
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1-74224-146-8 |
1-74224-640-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coal - Environmental aspects - Australia |
Coal trade - Australia |
Coal trade - Economic aspects - Australia |
Exports - Government policy - Australia |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; About the Authors; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Real Price of Coal; 2. The Strip-Mining of Australia; 3. The Barons' Boom; 4. Charm Offensive; 5. King Coal's Muscles; 6. 'Clean Coal' Ruse; 7. Overthrowing Big Coal; Notes; Index |
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A look at the underbelly of an industry whose power continues to soar even as its expansion feeds catastrophic climate change, this work dissects the Australian coal industry's influence to publicly, and behind closed doors, get its way. The book exposes the myth of clean coal and the taxpayer-funded public relations machine behind it while laying bare the desolation in regional Australia as prime farming land, the fabric of communities, and much else is stripmined along with the coal. Most contentiously of all, Big Coal explores how Aust |
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UNINA9910580215103321 |
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Autore |
McNulty Stacy A |
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Titolo |
Boreal Bird Ecology, Management and Conservation |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (158 p.) |
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Biology, life sciences |
Genetics (non-medical) |
Research & information: general |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Northern forested landscapes are important habitats for many boreal birds. This Special Issue portrays the current state of knowledge on boreal bird diversity, ecology, management, and conservation. Humans have diverse impacts on boreal habitats worldwide, and knowledge of the avian community associated with these northern forests is key to conservation measures. |
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