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Energy: perspectives, problems, and prospects

by McElroy, Michael B.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Energy : perspectives, problems, and prospects / Michael B. McElroy

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010

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From hunter-gatherers to English factories. Energy : what is it and how do we measure it?. Wood, photosynthesis, and the carbon cycle. Coal : origin, history, and problems. Oil : properties, origin, history, problems, and prospects. Natural gas : origin, history, and prospects. Energy from water and wind. Nuclear power. Steam power. Electricity. Automobiles, trucks, and the internal combustion engine. The challenge of global climate change. Prospects for carbon capture and sequestration. Ethanol from biomass : can it substitute for gasoline?. Current patterns of energy use. Vision for a low-carbon energy future

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 409 s. : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780195386110, 0195386116
  • oclc:ocn476289431
  • LC Classification:TJ163.2
  • Dewey Decimal:333.79

Table of Contents

From hunter-gatherers to English factories -- Energy : what is it and how do we measure it?. Wood, photosynthesis, and the carbon cycle -- Coal : origin, history, and problems -- Oil : properties, origin, history, problems, and prospects -- Natural gas : origin, history, and prospects -- Energy from water and wind -- Nuclear power -- Steam power -- Electricity -- Automobiles, trucks, and the internal combustion engine -- The challenge of global climate change -- Prospects for carbon capture and sequestration -- Ethanol from biomass : can it substitute for gasoline?. Current patterns of energy use -- Vision for a low-carbon energy future.

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Subjects

energy resources Energy-Generating Resources Power resources Ressources énergétiques

Writers

McElroy, Michael B.

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