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100 1  Bardi, Ugo. 
240 10 Eplünderte planet.|lEnglish 
245 10 Extracted :|bhow the quest for mineral wealth is 
       plundering the planet : a report to the Club of Rome /
       |cUgo Bardi ; foreword by Jorgen Randers. 
246 14 Past, present, and future of global mineral deplettion :
       |ba report to the Club of Rome 
260    White River Junction, Vermont :|bChelsea Green Publishing,
       |c[2014] 
300    xviii, 299 pages :|billustrations, map ;|c23 cm 
500    "Originally published in German as Der geplünderte planet 
       in 2013 by oekom verlag GmbH, Waltherstra\AB\e 29, 80337 
       München"--Title page verso. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  How it all began. Gaia's gift: the origin of minerals -- 
       Plundering the planet: the history of mining -- Mineral 
       empires: mining and wars -- The trouble we've seen. The 
       universal mining machine: minerals and energy -- The bell-
       shaped curve: modeling depletion -- The dark side of 
       mining: pollution and climate change -- A new planet. The 
       red queen's race: the future of civilization -- Conclusion
       : A mineral eschatology. 
520    "As we dig, drill, and excavate to unearth the planet's 
       mineral bounty, the resources we exploit from ores, veins,
       seams, and wells are gradually becoming exhausted. Mineral
       treasures that took millions, or even billions, of years 
       to form are now being squandered in just centuries--or 
       sometimes just decades. Will there come a time when we 
       actually run out of minerals? Debates already soar over 
       how we are going to obtain energy without oil, coal, and 
       gas. But what about the other mineral losses we face? 
       Without metals, and semiconductors, how are we going to 
       keep our industrial system running? Without mineral 
       fertilizers and fuels, how are we going to produce the 
       food we need? Ugo Bardi delivers a sweeping history of the
       mining industry, starting with its humble beginning when 
       our early ancestors started digging underground to find 
       the stones they needed for their tools. He traces the 
       links between mineral riches and empires, wars, and 
       civilizations, and shows how mining in its various forms 
       came to be one of the largest global industries. He also 
       illustrates how the gigantic mining machine is now 
       starting to show signs of difficulties. The easy mineral 
       resources, the least expensive to extract and process, 
       have been mostly exploited and depleted. There are plenty 
       of minerals left to extract, but at higher costs and with 
       increasing difficulties. The effects of depletion take 
       different forms and one may be the economic crisis that is
       gripping the world system. And depletion is not the only 
       problem. Mining has a dark side--pollution--that takes 
       many forms and delivers many consequences, including 
       climate change. The world we have been accustomed to, so 
       far, was based on cheap mineral resources and on the 
       ability of the ecosystem to absorb pollution without 
       generating damage to human beings. Both conditions are 
       rapidly disappearing. Having thoroughly plundered planet 
       Earth, we are entering a new world. Bardi draws upon the 
       world's leading minerals experts to offer a compelling 
       glimpse into that new world ahead" --|cfrom publisher's 
       web site. 
650  0 Mineral industries|xEnvironmental aspects. 
650  0 Mines and mineral resources. 
650  0 Conservation of natural resources. 
710 2  Club of Rome. 
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