Yergin, Daniel
Published: November 14, 2008, 8:59 pm
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Daniel Yergin.
Daniel Yergin (1947 - ) is an American economist widely regarded as one of the most influential authorities on the economics and politics of the international oil industry. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his work The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power. The book became a national bestseller and was made into an eight-hour PBS/BBC series seen by 20 million people in the United States. The book documents the dominant role of oil in national and international politics, economics, war and environmental change. Yergin is Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Cambridge, MA.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Yergin, Daniel". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 14, 2008; Last revised Date November 14, 2008; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Yergin,_Daniel>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Daniel Yergin.
Daniel Yergin (1947 - ) is an American economist widely regarded as one of the most influential authorities on the economics and politics of the international oil industry. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his work The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power. The book became a national bestseller and was made into an eight-hour PBS/BBC series seen by 20 million people in the United States. The book documents the dominant role of oil in national and international politics, economics, war and environmental change. Yergin is Chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Cambridge, MA.
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