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Preface1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas EmissionsPart I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due2. Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian3. The Air We Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and MorePart II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature5. The Drillers6. The Modelers7. The SynthesizersPart III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies We Can Deploy Right Now8. Breaking the Carbon Habit9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy11. A Second Look at Nuclear EnergyConclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's TechnologyAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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