George P. Mitchell : Fracking, Sustainability, and an Unorthodox Quest to Save the Planet /

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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, Sustainabil...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Steffy, Loren C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Edition:First edition
Series:Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 26.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mitchell, George P. > (George Phydias), > 1919-2013.
Sustainable development > History.
Hydraulic fracturing > History.
Philanthropists > Texas > Biography.
Businesspeople > Texas > Biography.
Petroleum industry and trade > Texas > History.
Energy industry executives > Texas > Biography.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
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.

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