GANGS OF AMERICA - THE RISE OF - Hardcover

Nace, Ted

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576752607 ISBN 13: 9781576752609

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2003

Synopsis

The activist and founder of Peachpit Press reveals how the corporation has become the dominant institution in modern life, pointing to the dangers this situation holds for the planet and presenting a blueprint for restoring democracy.

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About the Author

While working for the u.s. forest service during high school, Ted Nace learned about the plans of several major corporations to develop coal strip mines and other energy projects near his hometown of Dickinson, North Dakota. During graduate school, Nace worked for the Environmental Defense Fund, where he helped develop computerized simulations that demonstrated the investor and ratepayer benefits of re- placing coal-fired power plants with alternative energy programs. The EDF simulations led to the cancellation of a multi-billion-dollar coal- based power complex proposed by two California utilities. After completing his graduate studies, Nace worked for the Dakota Resource Council, a citizens’ group concerned about the impacts of energy development on agriculture and rural communities.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576752607
• ISBN 13: 9781576752609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288