Description |
vii, 239 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
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At head of title: Scientific American. |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
Pt. 1. The Era of oil and coal. End of cheap oil / Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrere -- End of oil / Paul Raeburn -- Oil production in the 21st century / Roger N. Anderson -- Arctic oil and wildlife refuge / W. Wayt Gibbs -- Climate repair manual / Gary Stix -- Defusing the global warming time bomb / James Hansen -- Capturing greenhouse gases / Howard Herzog, Baldur Eliasson and Olav Kaarstad -- Can we bury global warming? / Robert H. Socolow -- Plan to keep carbon in check / Robert H. Socolow and Stephen W. Pacala -- What to do about coal / David G. Hawkins, Daniel A. Lashof and Robert H. Williams -- Soccer goes green / Gunjan Sinha -- Pt. 2. The future of energy. Next-generation nuclear power / James A. Lake, Ralph G. Bennett and John F. Kotek -- Workings of an ancient nuclear reactor / Alex P. Meshik -- Smarter use of nuclear waste / William H. Hannum, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford -- Nuclear option / John M. Deutch and Ernest J. Moniz -- Power plant in your basement / Alan C. Lloyd -- Ultimate clean fuel / Julie Wakefield -- Questions about a hydrogen economy / Matthew L. Wald -- Power grid for the hydrogen economy / Paul M. Grant, Chauncey Starr and Thomas J. Overbye -- High hopes for hydrogen / Joan Ogden -- Liquid fuels from natural gas / Safaa A. Fouda -- Pumping coal / Gunjan Sinha -- Vehicle of change / Lawrence D. Burns ... [et al.] -- Fueling our transportation future / John B. Heywood -- Waste of energy / The editors -- More profit with less carbon / Amory B. Lovins -- Efficient solution / Eberhard K. Jochem -- In pursuit of the ultimate lamp / M. George Craford, Nick Holonyak and Frederick A. Kish -- Power-thrifty PCs / Steven Ashley -- Turning green / Tim Beardsley -- Rise of renewable energy / Daniel M. Kammen -- Solar energy / William Hoagland -- More power to solar / George Musser -- Blowing out to sea / Wendy Williams -- When blade meets bat / Wendy Williams -- Plan B for energy / W. Wayt Gibbs. |
Subject |
Power resources.
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Petroleum.
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Energy industries.
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Global warming.
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Added Title |
Scientific American oil and the future of energy |
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Scientific American Magazine.
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ISBN |
1599211173 (pbk.) |
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9781599211176 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
QBX qbi07001694 |
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