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Energy and the environment

Title
Energy and the environment / Robert A. Ristinen, Jack J. Kraushaar.
Author
Ristinen, Robert A.
Publication
New York : Wiley, ©1999.

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Additional Authors
Kraushaar, Jack J.
Description
xvi, 365 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
"This text deals with the facts needed to make critical decisions concerning the effects of energy usage on the environment, and provides a better understanding of the complex issues facing our society today."--Page 4 of cover.
Subject
  • Power resources > United States
  • Pollution > United States
  • Pollution
  • Power resources
  • Duurzame energie
  • Energievraagstuk
  • Milieuvraagstuk
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Energy fundamentals, energy use in an industrial society -- The fossil fuels -- Heat engines -- Renewable energy sources I : solar energy -- Renewable energy sources II : alternatives -- The promise and problems of nuclear energy -- Energy conservation -- Transportation -- Air pollution -- Global effects.
ISBN
  • 0471172480
  • 9780471172482
LCCN
98023071
OCLC
  • ocm39060708
  • 39060708
  • SCSB-1206149
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library