They knew : the US federal government's fifty-year role in causing the climate crisis
Speth, James Gustave2022
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In 2015, a group of twenty-one young people sued the federal government for violating their constitutional rights by promoting the climate catastrophe, depriving them of life, liberty, and property without due process of law. 'They Knew' offers evidence for their claims, presenting a devastating, play-by-play account of the federal government's role in bringing about today's climate crisis. James Speth, tapped by the plaintiffs as an expert on climate, documents how administrations from Carter to Trump - despite having information about climate change and the connection to fossil fuels - continued aggressive support of a fossil fuel-based energy system.
Main title:
They knew : the US federal government's fifty-year role in causing the climate crisis / James Gustave Speth ; introduction by Julia Olson.
Author:
Speth, James Gustave, author
Imprint:
Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2022.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2021.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780262545099 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
363.738745
Language:
English
Subject:
Environmental policy -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryEnvironmental policy -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryClimatic changes -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryClimatic changes -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryEnvironment and Ecology
BRN:
2294889
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