Geology Underfoot in Illinois

Geology Underfoot in Illinois
Author: Ray Wiggers
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1997
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780878423460

Copious illustrations and witty, page-turning prose guide readers on geologic walking or driving tours of 37 sites in Illinois.

Classic American Railroads

Classic American Railroads
Author: Mike Schafer
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2003-09
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 076031649X

This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, focusing on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s. It extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Full color.

Markets for Clean Air

Markets for Clean Air
Author: A. Denny Ellerman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2000-06-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521660831

The book analyzes the behavior and performance of the market for emissions permits, called allowances in the Acid Rain Program, and quantifies emission reductions, compliance costs, and cost savings associated with the trading program."--BOOK JACKET.

Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program

Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program
Author: Gene H. Knight
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2001-08
Genre:
ISBN: 0756713498

The Clean Coal Technology Demonstration (CCT Program), a model of government & industry cooperation, advances the Dept. of Energy's (DoE) mission to foster a secure & reliable energy system that is environmentally & economically sustainable. This report discusses the Fiscal Year 2000 CCT Program. Sections include: role of the CCT Program; program implementation; funding & costs; CCT Program accomplishments; CCT projects; historical perspective & legislative history; program history; environmental aspects; CCT project contacts; acronyms, abbreviations & symbols; & index of CCT projects & participants.

Reckoning at Eagle Creek

Reckoning at Eagle Creek
Author: Jeff Biggers
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2010-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1458721841

Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his familys nearly 200 - year - old hillside homestead that has been strip - mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so' he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage' but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience; the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia' serving as an expos of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.