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Hydrocarbon Hucksters

Lessons from Louisiana on Oil, Politics, and Environmental Justice

By: Ernest Zebrowski,Mariah Zebrowski Leach

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Hydrocarbon Hucksters

Lessons from Louisiana on Oil, Politics, and Environmental Justice

By: Ernest Zebrowski,Mariah Zebrowski Leach

Hydrocarbon Hucksters is the saga of the oil industry's takeover of Louisiana—its leaders, its laws, its environment, and, by rechanneling the flow of public information, its voters. It is a chronicle of mindboggling scientific and technical triumphs sharing the same public stew with myths about the “goodness” of oil and bald-faced public lies by politicians and the captains of industry. It is a story of money and power, greed and corruption, jingoism and exploitation, pollution and disease, and the bewilderment and resignation of too many of the powerless. Most importantly, Hydrocarbon Hucksters is a case study of what happens when a state uncritically hands the oil and petrochemical industries everything they desire. Today, Louisiana ranks at or near the bottom of the fifty states on virtually every measure related to the quality of life—income, health, education, environment, public services, public safety, physical infrastructure, and vulnerability to disasters (both natural and man-made). Nor, contrary to the claims of the hydrocarbon sector, has there been much in the way of job creation to offset all of this social grief. The authors (one a scientist, the other an environmental lawyer) have woven together the science, legal history, economic issues, and national and global contexts of what has happened. Their objective is to raise enough national awareness to prevent other parts of the United States from repeating Louisiana's historical follies. The authors are uncle and niece, a generation apart, who have melded their conclusions from two separate tracks.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1628469110

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Global Climate Change

The Book of Essential Knowledge

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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Global Climate Change

The Book of Essential Knowledge

By: Ernest Zebrowski

Examines everything from melting glaciers and disappearing snow covers to increased levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere; patterns of climate change through the centuries, and the potentially disastrous effects (including rising seas, more violent storms, and alterations in agricultural productivity) of environmental damage.

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192

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Charlesbridge Publishing

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1936140160

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9781936140169

A History of the Circle

Mathematical Reasoning and the Physical Universe

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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A History of the Circle

Mathematical Reasoning and the Physical Universe

By: Ernest Zebrowski

Ranging from ancient times to twentieth-century theories of time and space, looks at how exploring the circle has lead to increased knowledge about the physical universe.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813528984

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Global Climate Change

The Book of Essential Knowledge

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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The Book of Essential Knowledge

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The Last Days of St. Pierre

The Volcanic Disaster that Claimed Thirty Thousand Lives

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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The Last Days of St. Pierre

The Volcanic Disaster that Claimed Thirty Thousand Lives

By: Ernest Zebrowski

Describes the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902, contrasting life on the island of Martinique before and after the disaster.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813530415

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9780813530413

Curiosity Guides: Global Climate Change

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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Curiosity Guides: Global Climate Change

By: Ernest Zebrowski

Climate change? Global warming?"... We've probably all heard these words over and over again, from media reporters, from elected officials, and even from friends and co-workers. Scientists argue about what they mean for our future. What is the truth? How can we decipher exactly what really are the effects of environmental damage? Where can we go to get dependable, clearly-written information so we can join in the conversation and take the right action? THE CURIOSITY GUIDE TO GLOBAL WARMING fills that need, with a scientifically accurate introduction to perhaps the most important issue of our time. It unravels the mysteries of nature and settles any issue of "reasonable doubt" about the reality of global climate change. Dr. Ernest Zebrowski, a prominent scientist and educator, examines everything from melting glaciers and disappearing snow covers to increased levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere; patterns of climate change through the centuries, and the potentially disastrous effects (including rising seas, more violent storms, and alterations in agricultural productivity) of environmental damage. If you need to understand what's in the news, in print and on line about this subject, this is the one book to read. From the Hardcover edition.

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Charlesbridge

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160734355X

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Perils of a Restless Planet

Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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Perils of a Restless Planet

Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters

By: Ernest Zebrowski

From epidemics and earthquakes to tornadoes and tidal waves, the overwhelming power of Nature never ceases to instil humankind with both terror and awe. As natural disasters continue to claim human lives and wreak havoc in their wake, Perils of a Restless Planet examines our attempts to understand and anticipate such phenomena. Drawing upon case studies from ancient to present times, this book focuses on scientific inquiry, technological innovation and public policy to provide a lucid and riveting look at natural disasters. While shedding light on the elusive quality of Nature and the limits scientific study and laboratory replication impose on our understanding of her mercurial ways, the author extrapolates from the history of science to suggest how we may someday learn to warn and protect vulnerable populations on our small and tempestuous planet. Anyone interested in the power of Nature will find this book compelling and informative.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521654882

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Hydrocarbon Hucksters

Lessons from Louisiana on Oil, Politics, and Environmental Justice

By: Ernest Zebrowski,Mariah Zebrowski Leach

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Lessons from Louisiana on Oil, Politics, and Environmental Justice

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1617039004

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The World Who's who of Women

By: Ernest Kay

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The World Who's who of Women

By: Ernest Kay

A list of all the women of the world who have, in one way or another, achieved something

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Melrose Press, Limited

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0948875100

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9780948875106

Perils of a Restless Planet

Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters

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The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane

By: Ernest Zebrowski,Judith A. Howard

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The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane

By: Ernest Zebrowski,Judith A. Howard

Includes information on Hurricane Katrina, Pass Christian, Mississippi, etc.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472115251

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9780472115259

A History of the Circle

Mathematical Reasoning and the Physical Universe

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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A History of the Circle

Mathematical Reasoning and the Physical Universe

By: Ernest Zebrowski

Ranging from ancient times to twentieth-century theories of time and space, looks at how exploring the circle has lead to increased knowledge about the physical universe.

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Rutgers University Press

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The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane

By: Judith A. Howard,Ernest Zebrowski

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The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane

By: Judith A. Howard,Ernest Zebrowski

. . . the authors sound a pessimistic note about society's short-term memory in their sobering, able history of Camille" --Booklist "This highly readable account aimed at a general audience excels at telling the plight of the victims and how local political authorities reacted. The saddest lesson is how little the public and the government learned from Camille. Highly recommended for all public libraries, especially those on the Gulf and East coasts." —Library Journal online As the unsettled social and political weather of summer 1969 played itself out amid the heat of antiwar marches and the battle for civil rights, three regions of the rural South were devastated by the horrifying force of Category 5 Hurricane Camille. Camille's nearly 200 mile per hour winds and 28-foot storm surge swept away thousands of homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi. Twenty-four oceangoing ships sank or were beached; six offshore drilling platforms collapsed; 198 people drowned. Two days later, Camille dropped 108 billion tons of moisture drawn from the Gulf onto the rural communities of Nelson County, Virginia-nearly three feet of rain in 24 hours. Mountainsides were washed away; quiet brooks became raging torrents; homes and whole communities were simply washed off the face of the earth. In this gripping account, Ernest Zebrowski and Judith Howard tell the heroic story of America's forgotten rural underclass coping with immense adversity and inconceivable tragedy. Category 5 shows, through the riveting stories of Camille's victims and survivors, the disproportionate impact of natural disasters on the nation's poorest communities. It is, ultimately, a story of the lessons learned-and, in some cases, tragically unlearned-from that storm: hard lessons that were driven home once again in the awful wake of Hurricane Katrina. "Emergency responses to Katrina were uncoordinated, slow, and--at least in the early days--woefully inadequate. Politicians argued about whether there had been one disaster or two, as if that mattered. And before the last survivors were even evacuated, a flurry of finger-pointing had begun. The question most neglected was: What is the shelf life of a historical lesson?" Ernest Zebrowski is founder of the doctoral program in science and math education at Southern University, a historically black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University's Pennsylvania College of Technology. His previous books include Perils of a Restless Planet: Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters. Judith Howard earned her Ph.D. in clinical social work from UCLA, and writes a regular political column for the Ruston, Louisiana, Morning Paper. "Category 5 examines with sensitivity the overwhelming challenges presented by the human and physical impacts from a catastrophic disaster and the value of emergency management to sound decisions and sustainability." --John C. Pine, Chair, Department of Geography & Anthropology and Director of Disaster Science & Management, Louisiana State University

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University of Michigan Press

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0472025872

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The Last Days of St. Pierre

The Volcanic Disaster that Claimed Thirty Thousand Lives

By: Ernest Zebrowski

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The Last Days of St. Pierre

The Volcanic Disaster that Claimed Thirty Thousand Lives

By: Ernest Zebrowski

Describes the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902, contrasting life on the island of Martinique before and after the disaster.

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Book's by Ernest Zebrowski

Hydrocarbon Hucksters

Hydrocarbon Hucksters

Global Climate Change

Global Climate Change

A History of the Circle

A History of the Circle

Global Climate Change

Global Climate Change

The Last Days of St. Pierre

The Last Days of St. Pierre

Curiosity Guides: Global Climate Change

Curiosity Guides: Global Climate Change

Perils of a Restless Planet

Perils of a Restless Planet

Hydrocarbon Hucksters

Hydrocarbon Hucksters

The World Who's who of Women

The World Who's who of Women

Perils of a Restless Planet

Perils of a Restless Planet

Category 5

Category 5

A History of the Circle

A History of the Circle

Category 5

Category 5

The Last Days of St. Pierre

The Last Days of St. Pierre

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