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Quarry Vision: Coal, Climate Change and the End of the Resources Boom: Quarterly Essay 33
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Quarry Vision: Coal, Climate Change and the End of the Resources Boom: Quarterly Essay 33
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Guy Pearse
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:140 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 168 |
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| Category/Genre | Political economy
Global warming |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781863953757
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| Classifications | Dewey:333.7 |
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| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Edition |
33rd edition
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Black Inc.
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| Imprint |
Quarterly Essay
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| Publication Date |
6 March 2009 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
This is an essay about 'quarry vision', the mindset that sees Australia's greatest asset as its mineral and energy resources, coal especially. How has this distorted our national politics and our response to climate change? What happens now that our coal-fired resources boom has gone bust? In this powerful essay about the national interest, Guy Pearse discusses the future of the coal industry and argues with the economic orthodoxy. He exposes the shadowy world of greenhouse lobbyists; how they think, operate and skin cats. Quarry vision, he argues, is a carbon-laced trap and a mentality we can no longer afford.
Author Biography
Guy Pearse is a former member of the Liberal Party and was a speechwriter for former environment minister Robert Hill. He has also been an industry lobbyist, consultant and spin doctor. In 2007 he exposed the politics behind Australia's response to climate change on Four Corners and in his book High & Dry.
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