Energy in America A Tour of Our Fossil Fuel Culture and Beyond

Name: Energy in America A Tour of Our Fossil Fuel Culture and Beyond
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ISBN: 9781584656401

ISBN-10: 1584656409

ISBN-13: 9781584656401

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ingrid Kelley

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Scientists tell us we need to cut carbon emissions immediately to forestall effects of global warming. Reducing fossil fuel use is the key, and energy experts are hard at work devising solutions. Engineers create remarkable clean energy technologies. Energy policy analysts invent carbon credits and renewable portfolio standards. Fossil energy industrialists promise new, "clean" technology. Renewable energy industrialists compete to develop the magic bullet for transportation fuel or power generation. Every idea is designed to change the nation's energy sector to one that is clean and sustainable for the future. But what is this energy sector we have and how did it come about? Design…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication date: 12/31/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Fossil Fuels


Coal: The King


Oil: King of the Road


Natural Gas: Modern Miracle


Uranium and Nuclear Power


The Electricity Grid


Efficiency and Conservation: The Science and Art of Using Less Renewable Energy


Solar Energy


Wind Power


Biomass Energy Sources


Other Non-Fossil Energy Sources


Community Energy and Sustainability


Energy and Smart Growth Planning


Clean Energy Policy and the Government Role



Energy Connections to Sustainability Goals



Timeline: Seven Generations of Fossil Fuels



Glossary of Electricity Terms


Index