Energy and the Environment

Name: Energy and the Environment
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ISBN: 9780198584193

ISBN-10: 0198584199

ISBN-13: 9780198584193

Edition: 1993

Authors: Bryan Cartledge

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Every government's energy policy must balance competing claims of economic benefit, public opinion, and environmental impact. In this book, leading representatives of the various types of energy generation-- coal and oil, gas, nuclear power, and alternative technologies--set out the pros and cons of these energy sources and discuss their environmental consequences. This book includes contributions from such leading public figures as Jonathon Porritt, Lord Marshall, and Zhores Medvedev. Chapters deal with special problems faced by the countries of the developing world, by the democracies in Central and Eastern Europe, and by the republics of the former Soviet Union. Readers will be able to…

Book details

List price: $125.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/30/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 5.00" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction




Energy and the Environment: The Differing Problems of the Developed and Developing Regions




Sustainable Development: Panacea, Platitude, or Downright Deception?




Clean Power from Fossil Fuels




The Gas Industry: Survivor and Innovator




Alternative Energy Sources: The European Story




Energy Generation in Central and Eastern Europe: The Environmental Problem




The Legacy of Chernobyl: The Prospects for Energy in the Former Soviet Union




Nuclear Power and the Environment