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Power generation and the environment

Title: Power generation and the environment / L.E.J. Roberts, P.S. Liss, and P.A.H. Saunders.
Author: Roberts, L. E. J. (Lewis Edward John), 1922-2012.
Publication: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.

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Description

vi, 207 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

Energy policy is one of the central questions on the political agenda. This text, aimed at the general reader, reviews the environmental effects of the large-scale generation of electricity from fossil fuels, nuclear energy and some of the more promising renewable technologies.

Series Statement

Science, technology, and society series ; 6

Uniform Title

Science, technology, and society series (Oxford, England) ; 6.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

History and general environmental impact -- Generation from fossil fuels -- Generation from nuclear fission -- Prospects for the future.

ISBN

0198583389
9780198583387

LCCN

90006859

OCLC

ocm21117030
21117030
SCSB-9570573

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Princeton University Library