EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

EBookClubs

Read Books & Download eBooks Full Online

Book The Troubled Oil Venture 1985

Download or read book The Troubled Oil Venture 1985 written by Oklahoma City University. School of Law and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy and Civilization

Download or read book Energy and Civilization written by Vaclav Smil and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. "I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization: A History, he goes deep and broad to explain how innovations in humans' ability to turn energy into heat, light, and motion have been a driving force behind our cultural and economic progress over the past 10,000 years. —Bill Gates, Gates Notes, Best Books of the Year Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects of raindrops. Life on Earth depends on the photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into plant biomass. Humans have come to rely on many more energy flows—ranging from fossil fuels to photovoltaic generation of electricity—for their civilized existence. In this monumental history, Vaclav Smil provides a comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization. Humans are the only species that can systematically harness energies outside their bodies, using the power of their intellect and an enormous variety of artifacts—from the simplest tools to internal combustion engines and nuclear reactors. The epochal transition to fossil fuels affected everything: agriculture, industry, transportation, weapons, communication, economics, urbanization, quality of life, politics, and the environment. Smil describes humanity's energy eras in panoramic and interdisciplinary fashion, offering readers a magisterial overview. This book is an extensively updated and expanded version of Smil's Energy in World History (1994). Smil has incorporated an enormous amount of new material, reflecting the dramatic developments in energy studies over the last two decades and his own research over that time.

Book Marine Affairs Bibliography

Download or read book Marine Affairs Bibliography written by Christian L. Wiktor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1987 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mineral Policy Update  1985 1989

Download or read book Mineral Policy Update 1985 1989 written by Mary Louise McAllister and published by Kingston, Ont. : Centre for Resource Studies, Queen's University. This book was released on 1992 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of the federal, provincial and territorial policy initiatives from 1985-89. The report covers only changes and new activities introduced over the five years, rather than ongoing and unaltered programs. Policies still in the development stage were included only if they were already in the process of public discussion. Oil and gas, except for oil sands, are excluded. Policy initiatives are listed by province and for the federal government, with a separate listing for federal policy initiatives North of 60. For each area, information is given on mineral-related task forces and studies, assistance initiatives, regulation, and trade initiatives.

Book Minerals Yearbook

Download or read book Minerals Yearbook written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Soci  t  s Transnationales

Download or read book Soci t s Transnationales written by Centre on Transnational Corporations (United Nations) and published by New York : United Nations = Nations Unies. This book was released on 1988 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Petroleum Intelligence Weekly

Download or read book Petroleum Intelligence Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation

Download or read book Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation written by Andrew Metrick and published by John Wiley and Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 1153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This useful guide walks venture capitalists through the principles of finance and the financial models that underlie venture capital decisions. It presents a new unified treatment of investment decision making and mark-to-market valuation. The discussions of risk-return and cost-of-capital calculations have been updated with the latest information. The most current industry data is included to demonstrate large changes in venture capital investments since 1999. The coverage of the real-options methodology has also been streamlined and includes new connections to venture capital valuation. In addition, venture capitalists will find revised information on the reality-check valuation model to allow for greater flexibility in growth assumptions.

Book Technical Corrections Act of 1985  and Technical Corrections to the Retirement Equity Act of 1984

Download or read book Technical Corrections Act of 1985 and Technical Corrections to the Retirement Equity Act of 1984 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Encyclopedia of China

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dorothy Perkins
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-11-19
  • ISBN : 1135935629
  • Pages : 673 pages

Download or read book Encyclopedia of China written by Dorothy Perkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a representative cross-section of entries on all aspects of the history and culture of China. Alphabetically organized, the entries include* major cities and provinces* historical eras and figures* government and politics* economics* religion* language and the writing system* food and customs* sports and martial arts* crafts and architecture* important Chinese figures outside of mainland China* important Westerners in China.

Book Extraordinary Entrepreneurship

Download or read book Extraordinary Entrepreneurship written by Stephen C. Harper and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-12-13 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 21st Century brings all new rules. Entrepreneurs are challenging conventional wisdom and thinking outside the box. One of the first challenges involves challenging the assumption that a business has to be big to be successful. While most of the 20th century heralded big businesses, it is clear that businesses no longer have to be big to do big business. Now it is possible for a handful of people to operate a global business from virtually any place on the planet. Today, the keyboard has overtaken the boardroom. Financial markets, alliances, and joint ventures have eliminated the need for entrepreneurs to put up substantial capital investments. Today's businesses are driven by ideas, innovation, and execution. This book will show entrepreneurs and business leaders will provide CEOs and entrepreneurs with the tools that they will need to become leaders in their market.

Book Ethics in Danish Energy Policy

Download or read book Ethics in Danish Energy Policy written by Finn Arler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deepens our understanding of ethical drivers in energy policy and contributes to future decision-making on transitions towards a sustainable energy system. During the latest fifty years Western energy politics have been faced with a series of ethical challenges including rapid growth, oil crises, security of supply, nuclear power and climate change. Combining philosophical, historical and planning approaches into one narrative, these dilemmas are explored using Denmark as the key case study. Drawing on contributions from several experts in the field, the ethics of energy is investigated from multiple perspectives at the individual, corporate, local and national levels, focusing on concrete decisions where different ethical considerations are weighted against each other. This comprehensive approach helps to gain a deeper understanding of the energy sector’s history and gives important input to its future layout. Drawing comparisons with European and global examples, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy politics and policy, environmental ethics, climate change and sustainability transitions.

Book Sino U S  Energy Triangles

Download or read book Sino U S Energy Triangles written by David Zweig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable performance of the Chinese economy in the last three decades has placed China at the centre of the world stage. In 1993, China became a net importer of energy, although it was not until the early 2000s that the world began to pay more attention to China’s energy needs and its potential impact on the world. With China’s energy search occurring within a hegemonic global structure dominated by the United States, the US watches with interest as China enhances its ties with energy-rich states. The book examines this triangular relationship and questions whether the US and China are in competition regarding access to the energy of a third state, within the context of a potential power transition. It includes case studies on China's energy relationship with countries such as Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Iran, Sudan and Venezuela and aims to understand the way a rising power interacts with the existing leading power and the possible outcome of this competition. The analytical framework employed helps the reader to understand not only the nature and pattern of triangles among US, China and the Resource Rich States under ‘resource diplomacy’, but also the salient features of US-China competition around the world. Making an impressive contribution to the literature in fields such as US-China relations, international relations, Chinese foreign policy and global energy geopolitics, this book will appeal to students and scholars of these subjects.

Book Oil Shale Technology

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Energy
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1974
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 546 pages

Download or read book Oil Shale Technology written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Energy and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Among Large Corporations

Download or read book Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Among Large Corporations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Statistical Reference Index

Download or read book Statistical Reference Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Petroleum Economist

Download or read book The Petroleum Economist written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: