Losing Our Cool

Losing Our Cool
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ISBN-10 : 1595587756
ISBN-13 : 9781595587756
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Book Synopsis Losing Our Cool by : Stan Cox

Download or read book Losing Our Cool written by Stan Cox and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Losing Our Cool exposes the surprising ways in which air conditioning changes human experience: giving a boost to global warming that it is designed to help humans endure; enabling an otherwise impossible commuter economy; and altering human migration patterns. Stan Cox argues that by reintroducing traditional cooling methods and putting newer technologies into practice - and by moving beyond industrial definitions of comfort - people can keep themselves comfortable and keep the planet comfortable too.


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