{"product_id":"the-peoples-republic-of-chemicals-9781940207254","title":"The People's Republic of Chemicals","description":"Maverick environmental writers William J. Kelly and Chip Jacobs follow up their acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSmogtown\u003c\/i\u003e with a provocative examination of China's ecological calamity already imperiling a warming planet. Toxic smog most people figured was obsolete needlessly kills as many as died in the 9\/11 attacks every day, while sometimes Grand Canyon-sized drifts of industrial particles aloft on the winds rain down ozone and waterway-poisoning mercury in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn vivid, gonzo prose blending first-person reportage with exhaustive research and a sense of karma, Kelly and Jacobs describe China's ancient love affair with coal, Bill Clinton's blunders cutting free-trade deals enabling the U.S. to \"export\" manufacturing emissions to Asia in a shift that pilloried the West's middle class, Communist Party manipulation of eco-statistics, the horror of cancer villages, the deception of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and spellbinding peasant revolts against cancer-spreading plants involving thousands in mostly-censored mel es. Ending with China's monumental coal-bases decried by climatologists as a global warming dagger, \u003ci\u003eThe People's Republic of Chemicals\u003c\/i\u003e names names and emphasizes humanity over bloodless statistics in a classic sure to ruffle feathers as an indictment of money as the real green that not even Al Gore can deny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Bird Books, a Vireo Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940207254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 6.46w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2014 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William J. Kelly, Chip Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671468404892,"sku":"9781940207254","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6211bd17-9ae2-4619-8faf-d329eb873253.jpg?v=1603925473","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-peoples-republic-of-chemicals-9781940207254","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}