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William Stanley Jevons seeks to demonstrate how the supply of coal - a finite source of energy - is unsustainable, while being heavily relied upon by industrialized economies. The Coal Question is considered the earliest work to discuss extensively the problem of energy resource depletion in an industrialized world. Writing in 1865, the author discusses how ready supplies of coal present in the British Isles is forecast to deplete in the forthcoming decades. The rise of the United States, which surpassed British energy ...

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines 2022, Legare Street Press

ISBN-13: 9781015651494

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines 2022, Legare Street Press

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the probable Exhaustion of our Coal-Mines 2022, Salzwasser-Verlag

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the probable Exhaustion of our Coal-Mines 2022, Salzwasser-Verlag

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines (Classic Reprint) 2018, Forgotten Books

ISBN-13: 9781528042147

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines (Classic Reprint) 2018, Forgotten Books

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines (Classic Reprint) 2018, Forgotten Books

ISBN-13: 9781330747346

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines (Classic Reprint) 2018, Forgotten Books

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines (1866) 2014, Literary Licensing, LLC

ISBN-13: 9781169972247

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines 2012, Cosimo Classics

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The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines. 2011, British Library, Historical Print Editions, Charleston SC

ISBN-13: 9781241527884

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning The Progress Of The Nation, And The Probable Exhaustion Of Our Coal Mines (1866) 2010, Kessinger Publishing, Whitefish MT

ISBN-13: 9781167131035

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning The Progress Of The Nation, And The Probable Exhaustion Of Our Coal Mines (1866) 2010, Kessinger Publishing, Whitefish MT

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines (1866) 2009, Kessinger Publishing, Whitefish MT

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning The Progress Of The Nation, And The Probable Exhaustion Of Our Coal Mines (1866) 2009, Kessinger Publishing, Whitefish MT

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The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of our Coal-Mines 1866, Pantianos Classics

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