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Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? In his provocative exploration of the past, present, and future of water in the West, James Lawrence Powell begins at Lake Powell, the vast reservoir that has become an emblem of this concern. At present, Lake Powell is less than half full. Bathtub rings ten stories tall encircle its blue water; boat ramps and marinas lie stranded and useless....
Author
Publisher
Pi Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In the centre of the American West lies one of the greatest natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon. How it came about has for centuries been clouded in mystery. Only in the last few years has a consensus begun to emerge and now, James Laurence Powell tells the story of how the mystery was solved.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The Inquisition of Climate Science is the first book to comprehensively take on the climate science denial movement and the deniers themselves, exposing their lack of credentials, their extensive industry funding, and their failure to provide any alternative theory to explain the observed evidence of warming. In this book, readers meet the most prominent deniers while dissecting their credentials, arguments, and lack of objectivity. James Lawrence...
