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Powering Our Future

Author : Alternative Energy Institute
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595339298
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Powering Our Future written by Alternative Energy Institute and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With nearly all of the world's energy consumption dependent on non-renewable resources, Powering Our Future challenges consumers to support changes that will create sustainable energy in the future. The four biggest energy sources--oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium--currently power our earth. What would happen to our society if we experienced severe shortages of one or more of these resources? Such a glimpse into the future may become reality sooner than we think. Oil production is soon expected to begin a rapid descent, with natural gas in close pursuit. Powering Our Future is an educational tool that opens the door to a future fueled by sustainable, renewable energy. Consumers will learn: - How our world has become dependent on four nonrenewable resources. - How each resource impacts us politically, economically, and environmentally. - How renewable resources such as hydrogen, fuel cells, wind power, solar energy, hydropower, and more are waiting in the wings. - How the transition to renewable resources will take place, offering economically stable and environmentally safe choices. Powering Our Future is a solution-oriented guide that will empower you to make more informed choices as a voter, a contributor to a global economy, and a citizen of the earth.

Changing Energy

Author : John H. Perkins
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520962842
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Changing Energy written by John H. Perkins and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing Energy outlines how humanity established the current energy economy through three previous transitions, and how we now stand poised for a necessary fourth transition. Human societies around the globe have received immense benefits from uses of coal, oil, gas, and uranium sources, yet we must now rebuild our energy economies to rely on renewable sources and use them efficiently. The imperative for a fourth energy transition comes from dangers related to climate change, geopolitical tensions, documented health and environmental effects, and long-term depletion of today’s sources. John H. Perkins argues that a future in which current levels of energy service benefits are sustained can come only from investments in the technologies needed to bring about a fourth energy transition. Changing Energy envisions a viable post–fossil fuel economy and identifies the barriers to be overcome.

The World's Energy Supply: What Everyone Needs to Know

Author : Jose Goldemberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190269219
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The World's Energy Supply: What Everyone Needs to Know written by Jose Goldemberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of energy is one of the most pressing issues across the globe. In this bundle, consisting of Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know, Nuclear Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know, and Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know, readers will explore everything from the the basic scientific concepts of energy to questions surrounding the specific ways we obtain it.

A Solar Manifesto

Author : Hermann Scheer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317709845
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book A Solar Manifesto written by Hermann Scheer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the decade since the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janiero, the response of the world's governments and authorities to the threats to the global environment has been to enforce the reduction of energy consumption and harmful emissions - solutions primarily based around conventional energy resources and conventional thinking. The question is, though, whether this strategy is radical enough to address the key challenges how facing the environment, and whether it can be effective in avoiding catastrophe on a global scale. For Herman Scheer, the answer is a definite no. In this fully updated edition of A Solar Manifesto, he once more attacks the lack of political will to find answers outside a conventional frame of reference. Climate change, pollution, deforestation, destruction of the ozone layer, poverty and the population explosion are all problems created or exacerbated by the use of conventional energy. Seven years after the first edition of this book, answers are now more urgently required that ever, as current policies serve merely to alleviate the escalating symptoms rather than attempting a cure for what could become a terminal affliction. Herman Scheer shows that this crisis may yet be reversed – but it can only be made to happen through a fundamental change in political and economic strategies, paving the way towards a global solar energy economy sustained by new social principles. A Solar Manifesto champions the replacement of fossil and nuclear fuels with solar energy, as a real solution to the threat to the environment and associated social consequences. Scheer constructs a radical yet innovative political and economic model and argues the case with passion and conviction for the global solar economy as the route to a sustainable environment. Thought-provoking and profoundly challenging, this book will be an inspiration to anyone concerned with energy and the global environment.

Lighting the World

Author : Jim Rogers
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1137279850
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Lighting the World written by Jim Rogers and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duke Energy chairman Jim Rogers shows why bringing clean, sustainable electricity to remote villages across the world is the key to our energy future

Energy for Our World

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Energy for Our World written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Solar Economy

Author : Hermann Scheer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136547614
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book The Solar Economy written by Hermann Scheer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global economy and our way of life are based on the exploitation of fossil fuels, which not only threaten massive environmental and social disruption through global warming but, at present rates of consumption, will run out within decades, causing huge industrial dislocation and economic collapse. Even before then, the conflicts it causes in the Middle East and elsewhere will be frighteningly exacerbated. The alternative exists: renewable energy from renewable sources - above all, solar. Substituting renewable for fossil resources will take a new industrial revolution to avert the worst of the damage and establish a new international order. It can be done, and it can be done in time. The Solar Economy, by one of the world's most effective analysts and advocates, lays out the blueprints, showing how the political, economic and technological challenges can be met using indigenous, renewable and universally available resources, and the enormous opportunities and benefits that will flow from doing so.

World Energy Assessment

Author : United Nations Development Programme
Publisher : UN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book World Energy Assessment written by United Nations Development Programme and published by UN. This book was released on 2000 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report discusses the linkages between energy and economic, social, environmental, and security issues, and analyses the contradictions between current patterns of use and objectives in these areas. The WEA also reviews energy resources and technology options from the point of view of sustainability including better end-use efficiency, greater reliance on renewable sources of energy, and next-generation nuclear and fossil-fuel technologies. Further, the report examines plausible scenarios for combining various options to achieve a sustainable and relatively prosperous future. The report concludes by examining policy options for producing and using energy in ways that are compatible with sustainable development.

Energy for Development

Author : Ferenc L. Toth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400741626
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Energy for Development written by Ferenc L. Toth and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of contributions from a diverse group of prominent international scientists and policy makers brings together their in-depth analyses and innovative ideas about how to resolve the ‘energy for development’ predicament. It includes studies quantifying the role of energy in socioeconomic development, analysis of the interplay between supranational and national institutions in policy implementation, the energy implications of demographic trends such as urbanisation, and exploration of supply-side issues such as the potential role of nuclear energy and ‘cleaning’ fossil fuel energy generation through carbon capture.

Energy for a Sustainable World

Author : Vincenzo Balzani
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527633618
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Energy for a Sustainable World written by Vincenzo Balzani and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy read, balancing the pros and cons, this book surveys the energy issue from a broad scientific perspective while considering environmental, economic, and social factors. It explains the basic concepts, provides a historical overview of energy resources, assesses our unsustainable energy system based on fossil fuels, and shows that the energy crisis is not only a tough challenge, but also an unprecedented opportunity to become more concerned about the world in which we live and the society we have built up. By outlining the alternatives for today and the future, it gives an extensive overview on nuclear energy, solar thermal and photovoltaics, solar fuels, wind power, ocean energies and other renewables, highlighting the increasing importance of electricity and the long-term perspectives of a hydrogen-based economy. An excellent source of updated and carefully documented information on the entangled aspects of the energy issue, this book is a guide for scientists, students and teachers looking for ways out of the energy and climate crisis, and the problems and disparities generated during the fossil fuel era.

Power Economics

Author : Elena Cahill
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119708087
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Power Economics written by Elena Cahill and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy efficiency is more of a journey than a battle. It starts with small steps, taken at the local and state levels. It is a matter of identifying and then practicing good habits in our daily lives, at home and at work. Every idea and process described in this book, if performed reasonably well, will put money in your pocket. You will not only save money; you will probably make money—and you will take important steps toward saving the planet. Power Economics is a book for thoughtful people who want to cut their energy costs and diminish the harmful effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change and global warming are not speculative fantasies. They are real. They threaten communities, towns, cities, regions, nations, and continents. Even if you don't care about polar bears and penguins, the effects of melting icecaps and shifting ocean currents will transform your life and the lives of the people around you. Power Economics offers practical steps and achievable strategies for reducing the destructive impact of climate change and global warming. Yes, we need energy to live and to sustain our economies. But we don’t need to burn fossil fuels and release CO2 gas at levels that will result in a global catastrophe. There are reasonable alternatives to our current practices. None of the ideas that described in this book are entirely new or totally unfamiliar. They aren't extreme or bizarre. They won't require harsh or draconian measures to work. All of them follow basic rules of common sense and can be achieved at reasonable cost. "I have done my best to convey the complexity and urgency of the matter. I hope that you find this book informative and useful. Working together, we can shed many of our wasteful energy habits and begin the task of building a world that is safe, sustainable and healthy," writes author and energy expert Elena Cahill.

Energy for Our World: Energy, society, and environment

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Energy for Our World: Energy, society, and environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Powers That Be

Author : Scott L. Montgomery
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226535010
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Powers That Be written by Scott L. Montgomery and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago, our global energy landscape did not look remarkably different from what it does today. Three or four decades from now, it certainly will: dwindling oil reserves will clash with skyrocketing demand, as developing nations around the world lead their citizens into the modern energy economy, and all the while, the grave threat of catastrophic climate change looms ever larger. Energy worries are at an all-time high—just how will we power our future? With The Powers That Be, Scott L. Montgomery cuts through the hype, alarmism, and confusion to give us a straightforward, informed account of where we are now, and a map of where we’re going. Starting with the inescapable fact of our current dependence on fossil fuels—which supply 80% of all our energy needs today—Montgomery clearly and carefully lays out the many alternative energy options available, ranging from the familiar, like water and solar, to such nascent but promising sources as hydrogen and geothermal power. What is crucial, Montgomery explains, is understanding that our future will depend not on some single, wondrous breakthrough; instead, we should focus on developing a more diverse, adaptable energy future, one that draws on a variety of sources—and is thus less vulnerable to disruption or failure. An admirably evenhanded and always realistic guide, Montgomery enables readers to understand the implications of energy funding, research, and politics at a global scale. At the same time, he doesn’t neglect the ultimate connection between those decisions and the average citizen flipping a light switch or sliding behind the wheel of a car, making The Powers That Be indispensible for our ever-more energy conscious age.

How Can We Save Our World? Sustainable Energy

Author : Angela Royston
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1398817007
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book How Can We Save Our World? Sustainable Energy written by Angela Royston and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Can We Save Our World looks at how the idea of sustainable development is having an increasing influence on a wide range of human activities. The books examine the environmental costs and unsustainable nature of modern life, and discuss ways in which society can progress toward a more sustainable future. Sustainable Energy focuses on electricity and the way in which it is generated. It discusses: € The pollution caused by fossil fuels, and the dwindling resources that make their use unsustainable € The advantages and disadvantages of nuclear, water, and wind power € Scientific methods of harnessing sustainable energy, such as solar and geothermal power € Engineering innovations that can help us reduce the amount of energy we use.

Energy

Author : Hermann-Josef Wagner
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1906598541
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Energy written by Hermann-Josef Wagner and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of our energy supplies is an explosive topic. Unprecedented global population growth means that energy consumption will certainly continue to increase dramatically, and the worldwide political structures will be reordered. Finding alternative energy sources to avoid a climate catastrophe is a major priority for the 21st century.

Energy, Environment and Development

Author : Jose Goldemberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136545867
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Energy, Environment and Development written by Jose Goldemberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between energy and the environment has been the basis of many studies over the years, as has the relationship between energy and development, yet both of these approaches may produce distortions. In the first edition of this book, Professor Goldemberg pioneered the study of all three elements in relation to one another. With contributions from Oswaldo Lucon, this second edition has been expanded and updated to cover how energy is related to the major challenges of sustainability faced by the world today. The book starts by conceptualizing energy, and then relates it to human activities, to existing natural resources and to development indicators. It then covers the main environmental problems, their causes and possible solutions. Disaggregating national populations by income and by how different income groups consume energy, the authors identify the differences between local, regional and global environmental impacts, and can thus ascertain who is responsible for them. Finally, they discuss general and specific policies to promote sustainable development in energy. New coverage is included of today's pressing issues, including security, environmental impact assessment and future climate change/renewable energy regimes. The authors also cover all major new international agreements and technological developments. Energy, Environment and Development is the result of many years of study and practical experience in policy formulation, discussion and implementation in these fields by the authors. Written in a technical yet accessible style, the book is aimed at students on a range of courses, as well as non-energy specialists who desire an overview of recent thought in the area.

Passion for Our Planet

Author : Terry Bagia
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449097413
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Passion for Our Planet written by Terry Bagia and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of late, there has been a very serious interest in alerting the entire world on the volatility of oil dependence and the dangers of climate change. This book is an indispensable contribution to the growing debates on the overarching concepts of 'the danger of perpetual oil dependence', 'climate change', and 'the urgent need for switching to a new habit in energy use' - the use of alternative renewable energy sources. This book is framed around the foundation laid in my first book, Delta in Distress. And it goes further to situate the problems associated with the world's perpetual unquenchable quest for energy within the global context.