Keywords:
Power resources.
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Energy development.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
How the world evolved to its present dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels, the problems that ensued including the threat of disruptive global climate change and hazards associated with our increasing dependence on unreliable but currently indispensable sources of energy such as oil, and the opportunities for a more sustainable energy future.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (422 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780199741519
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1591348
DDC:
333.79
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Hunter-Gatherers to English Factories -- 3 Energy: What Is It and How Do We Measure It? -- 4 Wood, Photosynthesis, and the Carbon Cycle -- 5 Coal: Origin, History, and Problems -- 6 Oil: Properties, Origin, History, Problems, and Prospects -- 7 Natural Gas: Origin, History, and Prospects -- 8 Energy from Water and Wind -- 9 Nuclear Power -- 10 Steam Power -- 11 Electricity -- 12 Automobiles, Trucks, and the Internal Combustion Engine -- 13 The Challenge of Global Climate Change -- 14 Prospects for Carbon Capture and Sequestration -- 15 Ethanol from Biomass: Can It Substitute for Gasoline? -- 16 Current Patterns of Energy Use -- 17 Vision for a Low-Carbon Energy Future -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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