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Climate change in the Adirondacks, the path to sustainability, Jerry Jenkins ; foreword by Bill McKibben

Label
Climate change in the Adirondacks, the path to sustainability, Jerry Jenkins ; foreword by Bill McKibben
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Climate change in the Adirondacks
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Jerry Jenkins ; foreword by Bill McKibben
Sub title
the path to sustainability
Table Of Contents
Introduction : we have a climate problem -- The weather is changing -- The climate problem is an energy problem -- How much could the Adirondacks change? -- What we might lose -- Biology and recreation are changing -- Assessment : Adirondack carbon emissions -- Reduction : low-carbon transport -- Reduction : low-carbon buildings -- Replacement : low-carbon energy -- Offsets : carbon in Adirondack forests -- Can the Adirondacks become energy independent? -- How can we finance energy independence? -- The path forward -- Appendix : calculating energy and emissions
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