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Lives per gallon [the true ...
How much would you pay for a gallon of gas? Would you pay with the health of your lungs or with years taken from your lifespan? The infamous "pain at the pump" runs much deeper than our wallets, argues Tamminen, former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency. Petroleum may power our cars and heat our homes, but it also contributes to birth defects and disorders like asthma and emphysema, not to mention cancer. Here, Tamminen takes a hard look at these and other health, environmental, and national security costs hidden in every barrel of oil. While the petroleum industry is raking in huge profits, Tamminen shows, it is studiously avoiding measures that would lessen the hazards of its products. The choice is clear: continue paying with our health, or kick our addiction and evolve beyond an oil-dependent economy.--From publisher description
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monografia Rebiun10792313 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun10792313 m o u cr cn| 060501s2006 dcu ob 001 0 eng d 9781435606395 1435606396 1597261017 9781597261012 UPVA 997913727503706 UAM 991007724100104211 CBUC 991001004640506712 CBUC 991010486414806709 UPCT u145069 COO. eng. COO. OCLCQ. NT. YDXCP. OCLCE. OCLCQ. DKDLA. ADU. E7B. OCLCQ. UNAV 333.8/232 22 Tamminen, Terry Lives per gallon Recurso electrónico] the true cost of our oil addiction Terry Tamminen Washington, D.C. Island Press/Shearwater Books c2006 Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Island Press/Shearwater Books ix, 262 p. ix, 262 p. EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 215-251) e índice The breath of our fathers -- A losing proposition -- Desperate enterprise -- All that glitters -- Wealth rather seems to possess them -- Worse poison to men's souls -- Postcards from the year -- The quality of mercy -- Epilogue : the seventh generation How much would you pay for a gallon of gas? Would you pay with the health of your lungs or with years taken from your lifespan? The infamous "pain at the pump" runs much deeper than our wallets, argues Tamminen, former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency. Petroleum may power our cars and heat our homes, but it also contributes to birth defects and disorders like asthma and emphysema, not to mention cancer. Here, Tamminen takes a hard look at these and other health, environmental, and national security costs hidden in every barrel of oil. While the petroleum industry is raking in huge profits, Tamminen shows, it is studiously avoiding measures that would lessen the hazards of its products. The choice is clear: continue paying with our health, or kick our addiction and evolve beyond an oil-dependent economy.--From publisher description Forma de acceso: World Wide Web