Turning Off the Heat : Why America Must Double Energy Efficiency to Save Money and Reduce Global Warming
by Casten, Thomas R
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1573922692
- ISBN 13
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About This Item
Prometheus Books, 1998. Octavo, hardcover, fine in VG orange and black pictorial dj. 269 pp. Global warming underway for the past half century is producing radical climate changes with more severe and more frequent storms; it is creating ecological havoc. This book documents the waste in power and heat generation; shows how to cut carbon dioxide emissions in half and still save money.
Synopsis
Thomas R. Casten, founder and CEO of Trigen Energy Corp., has been a leading advocate for market-based solutions to environmental problems, and his 1997 report "Barriers to Efficiency" was named best policy paper of the year by Common Purpose. He serves as an advisor to senior government leaders, and participated with President Clinton in the White House conference on global climate change.
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- bookwitch (US)
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- Title
- Turning Off the Heat : Why America Must Double Energy Efficiency to Save Money and Reduce Global Warming
- Author
- Casten, Thomas R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1573922692
- ISBN 13
- 9781573922692
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books, 1998
- Place of Publication
- Amherst, Ny
- This edition first published
- 1998-09-01
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