Energy Transformations and Geographic Research

A Companion to Environmental Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 533-551

  Jiusto, Scott ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change and politics of energy sustainability; Coal fired power plants using mountain top removal techniques; Energy system sustainability desired energy services in a socially just and environmentally sensitive manner; Iraq war oil imperialism; Petro capitalism undermining development, democracy and community; Reducing global GHG emissions high rates of energy consumption in developed countries; Uneven geographies and geopolitics of fossil fuel hegemony

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149186336     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444305722.ch31     Document Type: Chapter

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