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Description: Fossil Capital : The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming, Paperback by Malm, Andreas, ISBN 1784781290, ISBN-13 9781784781293, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power The more we debate about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we continue to burn. How did we get caught up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Malm claims that it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. So why did manufacturers turn from traditional fuels, notably water, to steam? Overturning established theories of the transition and offering a radically new view of our warming world, this study shows how steam was adopted as a superior source of power. Two centuries later, the inheritors of that power continue to profit from "business as usual," as the world heads toward irreversible catastrophe. Malm examines the history ofresistance to fossil fuels and surveys the obstacles to the transition to renewable energy so urgently needed today. Then as now, energy choices are determined in struggles over power"--

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Book Title: Fossil Capital : the Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming

Number of Pages: 496 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Verso Books

Publication Year: 2016

Topic: Public Policy / Energy Policy, Industries / General, Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, Modern / General, Global Warming & Climate Change, Machinery, Public Policy / Environmental Policy

Item Height: 1.2 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics, History

Item Weight: 18.8 Oz

Item Length: 9.2 in

Author: Andreas Malm

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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