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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ;
vol. 26. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- A farewell to trees
- The Greek with the Irish name
- George
- The fortunes of lovesick freshmen
- "Call me Mitch"
- "You're going to end up a bum"
- The bookie and the big bet
- Beyond the big nine
- Growing concerns
- Social awakening
- Flying by the seat of his pants
- Lafitte's gold
- Going public
- How to build a city
- A house divided
- Galveston reborn
- Subatomic dreams
- The fight for fracking
- Fire from the ground
- The frack heard round the world
- Persistent doubts
- Selling out
- Attempted retirement
- Wendy's telescope
- Fishing in the sunsets of eternity
- Benefits and backlash.