Windfall : the booming business of global warming / McKenzie Funk.
"An investigation into how entrepreneurial people and institutions around the globe are cashing in on the new world being created by global warming--and who will pay the price for it"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594204012
- ISBN: 1594204012
- Physical Description: 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1: The melt. Cold rush : Canada defends the Northwest Passage ; Shell games : when an oil company believes in climate change ; Greenland rising : an independence movement heats up ; Father of invention : Israel saves the melting Alps -- Part 2: The drought. Too big to burn : public fires, private firefighters ; Uphill to money : where water runs when it runs out ; Farmland grab : Wall Street goes to South Sudan ; Green wall, black wall : Africa tries to keep the Sahara at bay, Europe tries to keep Africa at bay -- Part 3: The deluge. Great wall of India : what to do about the Bangladesh problem ; Seawalls for sale : why the Netherlands loves sea-level rise ; Better things for better living : climate genetics ; Problem solved : our geoengineered future -- Epilogue: Magical thinking. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Entrepreneurship. Global warming > Economic aspects. Clean energy investment. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | 338.473637 FUN (Text) | 33114017388737 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
