Big Coal
 First edition | |
| Author | Jeff Goodell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | June 8, 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0-618-31940-4 |
| 333.793/2 0973 22 | |
| LC Class | TN805.A5 G665 2007 |
Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future is a book by Jeff Goodell which claims that coal mining is one of America's largest and most influential industries. Goodell suggests that coal mining is deadly and environmentally destructive.[1][2][3]
See also
- Burning the Future: Coal in America
- Green Illusions
- List of books about coal mining
- Mountaintop Removal
- Fossil fuel phase-out
References
- ^ "Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future". Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Powell, Corey S. (June 25, 2006). "Black Cloud". Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future.(Brief article)(Book review) - Science News | HighBeam Research". October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
External links
- "Black Cloud", book review in The New York Times Book Review by Corey S. Powell, June 25, 2006
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