The Resource Losing Earth : a recent history, Nathaniel Rich
Losing Earth : a recent history, Nathaniel Rich
Resource Information
The item Losing Earth : a recent history, Nathaniel Rich represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Losing Earth : a recent history, Nathaniel Rich represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 4 library branches.
- Summary
- By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change--including how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes, risked their careers in a desperate, escalating campaign to convince the world to act before it was too late
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 206 pages
- Contents
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- The reckoning
- Part I. Shouts in the street: 1979-1982. The whole banana: spring 1979 ; Mirror worlds: spring 1979 ; Between clambake and chaos: July 1979 ; Enter Cassandra, raving: 1979-1980 ; A very aggressive defensive program: 1979-1980 ; Tiger on the road: October 1980 ; A deluge most unnatural: November 1980-September 1981 ; Heroes and villains: March 1982 ; The direction of an impending catastrophe: 1982
- Part II. Bad science fiction: 1983-1988. Caution not panic: 1983-1984 ; The world of action: 1985 ; The ozone in October: fall 1985-summer 1986 ; Atmospheric scientist, New York, N.Y.: fall 1987-spring 1988
- Part III. You will see things that you shall believe: 1988-1989. Nothing but bonfires: summer 1988 ; Signal weather: June 1988 ; Woodstock for climate change: June 1988-April 1989 ; Fragmented world: fall 1988 ; The great includer and the old engineer: spring 1989 ; Natural processes: May 1989 ; The White House effect: spring-fall 1989 ; Skunks at the garden party: November 1989
- Glass-bottomed boats
- Isbn
- 9780374191337
- Label
- Losing Earth : a recent history
- Title
- Losing Earth
- Title remainder
- a recent history
- Statement of responsibility
- Nathaniel Rich
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change--including how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes, risked their careers in a desperate, escalating campaign to convince the world to act before it was too late
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rich, Nathaniel
- Dewey number
- 363.738/74
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QC981.8.G56
- LC item number
- R53 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Global warming
- Global environmental change
- Carbon dioxide
- Petroleum industry and trade
- Label
- Losing Earth : a recent history, Nathaniel Rich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The reckoning -- Part I. Shouts in the street: 1979-1982. The whole banana: spring 1979 ; Mirror worlds: spring 1979 ; Between clambake and chaos: July 1979 ; Enter Cassandra, raving: 1979-1980 ; A very aggressive defensive program: 1979-1980 ; Tiger on the road: October 1980 ; A deluge most unnatural: November 1980-September 1981 ; Heroes and villains: March 1982 ; The direction of an impending catastrophe: 1982 -- Part II. Bad science fiction: 1983-1988. Caution not panic: 1983-1984 ; The world of action: 1985 ; The ozone in October: fall 1985-summer 1986 ; Atmospheric scientist, New York, N.Y.: fall 1987-spring 1988 -- Part III. You will see things that you shall believe: 1988-1989. Nothing but bonfires: summer 1988 ; Signal weather: June 1988 ; Woodstock for climate change: June 1988-April 1989 ; Fragmented world: fall 1988 ; The great includer and the old engineer: spring 1989 ; Natural processes: May 1989 ; The White House effect: spring-fall 1989 ; Skunks at the garden party: November 1989 -- Glass-bottomed boats
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 206 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374191337
- Lccn
- 2018056269
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
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- on1083699228
- (OCoLC)1083699228
- Label
- Losing Earth : a recent history, Nathaniel Rich
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The reckoning -- Part I. Shouts in the street: 1979-1982. The whole banana: spring 1979 ; Mirror worlds: spring 1979 ; Between clambake and chaos: July 1979 ; Enter Cassandra, raving: 1979-1980 ; A very aggressive defensive program: 1979-1980 ; Tiger on the road: October 1980 ; A deluge most unnatural: November 1980-September 1981 ; Heroes and villains: March 1982 ; The direction of an impending catastrophe: 1982 -- Part II. Bad science fiction: 1983-1988. Caution not panic: 1983-1984 ; The world of action: 1985 ; The ozone in October: fall 1985-summer 1986 ; Atmospheric scientist, New York, N.Y.: fall 1987-spring 1988 -- Part III. You will see things that you shall believe: 1988-1989. Nothing but bonfires: summer 1988 ; Signal weather: June 1988 ; Woodstock for climate change: June 1988-April 1989 ; Fragmented world: fall 1988 ; The great includer and the old engineer: spring 1989 ; Natural processes: May 1989 ; The White House effect: spring-fall 1989 ; Skunks at the garden party: November 1989 -- Glass-bottomed boats
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 206 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374191337
- Lccn
- 2018056269
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
-
- on1083699228
- (OCoLC)1083699228
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