Corporate hijacking of the greenhouse debate

Ecologist

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-122

  Beder, Sharon ^a  

^a NONE

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EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032766103     PISSN: 02613131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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