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Energy in changing climate /
There are widely differing views about solutions to energy and climate change. This book provides an unbiased look at both sides of this debate and addresses what still needs to be done before we can return to an all-renewable energy economy. It looks at why using renewable energy sources is not qui...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dural Delivery Centre NSW :
Rosenberg Publishing,
2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Preface; PART ONE: Overview of Energy; 1 What is a Watt?; 2 Cooking With Gas; 3 The 'Good Oil' on Oil; 4 Coal
- Smoke Signals on Solid Fuels; 5 Going Nuclear; Chapters 6 to 11: A Renewed Look at Renewables; 6 The Sun Shines on Solar Power; 7 The Answer Is (Well Maybe) Blowing in the Wind; 8 Hydropower
- an Old Solution to a New Problem?; 9 Geothermal
- Hot Rocks Can Get You Steamed Up!; 10 Biomass
- Plant Power!; 11 Hydrogen
- the Great Hope or Fool's Gold?; PART TWO: The Changing Climate; 12 A Peek at Peak Oil; 13 Feel the Heat!
- 14 Technology to the Rescue?15 We Can't Escape the Politics; 16 Trading, Taxing, Offsets and Other Inducements; 17 The Price We Have to Pay; PART THREE: The Future of Energy; 18 What's Needed to Save the Planet?; 19 Getting More From Less; 20 Energy Without Carbon; 21 What Next for the Watt?; 22 Where to for Transport?; 23 Building Better Buildings; 24 The Nuclear Explosion; 25 The Sun Will Always Shine and the Wind Will Always Blow (at Least Some of the Time); 26 Is There Still Hope?; References; Bibliography; Index.