Energy production and alternative energy

Miller, Debra A.

Book 2011

Discusses the world's history of energy production and consumption, and explains how alternative energy sources may help with the coming fossil fuel energy crisis and protecting the worldwide environment.

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Confronting global warming

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ISBN:

9780737751062
0737751061

Description:

123 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Energy and global warming : an introduction
The world's reliance on fossil fuels : current energy usage
Cutting fossil fuel emissions
Bridge strategies : low-emission energy sources
Developing clean and renewable electrical energy
Reinventing transportation energy
Achieving a clean-energy economy
Challenges in the search for clean energy

LCCN:

2010024976

Control Number:

832327

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