2 edition of Global warming and other environmental consequences of energy strategies found in the catalog.
Global warming and other environmental consequences of energy strategies
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Protection.
Published
1991
by U.S. G.P.O., For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O. in Washington [D.C.]
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Series | S. hrg. ;, 102-101 |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | KF26 .E647 1991i |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | iv, 332 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 332 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1666859M |
| LC Control Number | 91601430 |
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