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George P. Mitchell : fracking, sustainability, and an unorthodox quest to save the planet /

"Upon George Mitchell's death in 2013, The Economist proclaimed, "Few businesspeople have done as much to change the world as George Mitchell," a billionaire Texas oilman who defied the stereotypical swagger so identified with that industry. In George P. Mitchell: Fracking, Susta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steffy, Loren C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2019.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; vol. 26.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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