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The shadows of consumption :

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0262042460

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9780262042468

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The shadows of consumption :

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[Book]

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consequences for the global environment /

First Statement of Responsibility

Peter Dauvergne

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xvi, 315 pages ;

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24 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-287) and index

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Introduction: the ecological shadows of rising consumption -- An unbalanced global political economy -- Dying of consumption -- 1. Automobiles -- Accidental dependency?: the road to an auto world -- A better ride: selling safe and clean -- The road tolls -- The globalization of accidents and emissions -- 2. Leaded gasoline -- Leaded science: pumping out profits and risks -- Lead must go -- Taking the lead out of Africa -- The globalization of risk -- 3. Refrigerators -- Refrigerating the ozone layer -- Phasing out CFC refrigerators -- Selling the "superior" refrigerator -- The globalization of plugging in -- 4. Beef -- The efficient steer: fast, fat, and cheap -- The ecology of big beef -- Sustainable beef?: chasing a stampede of "regular" steers -- The globalization of more meat -- 5. The harp seal hunt -- The red ice: heroes and overharvesting -- The brutes!: killing markets with activism -- Hunting beaters for globalizing markets -- The globalization of slippery markets -- Conclusion: transforming global consumption -- The illusions of environmentalism -- A brighter world order of balanced consumption

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Consumption (Economics)-- Environmental aspects

Environmentalism

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Dauvergne, Peter

Date of Transaction

20100405021507.0

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