The Coal Question
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title:
The Coal Question
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The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines is a book that economist William Stanley Jevons wrote in 1865 to explore the implications of Britain's reliance on coal. Given that coal was a finite, non-renewable energy resource, Jevons raised the question of sustainability. "Are we wise," he asked rhetorically, "in allowing the commerce of this country to rise beyond the point at which we can long maintain it?" His central thesi
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Book by William Stanley Jevons
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coal_Question
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2006-06-14T16:24:24Z
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2024-08-27T14:50:02Z
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