| Description |
1 online resource (132 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
| Series |
Issues that concern you |
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Gale eBooks
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Issues that concern you.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Changing to alternative energy is necessary / Ben Cipiti -- Oil independence is possible / Benjamin K. Sovacool -- Oil independence is not a realistic goal / Paul Roberts -- Biofuel is a good alternative energy source / David Morris -- Biofuel is not a good alternative energy source / Eric Holt-Gimenez -- Nuclear power is a good alternative energy source / Patrick Moore -- Nuclear power is risky and expensive / Christian Parenti -- Hydrogen fuel cells are a good alternative to gasoline / Jerry Brown, Rinaldo Brutoco, and James Cusumano -- Hydrogen fuel cells are not a good alternative to gasoline / Charlie White -- Solar power is a good alternative for making electricity / Bruce Allen -- Solar power is not a good alternative for making electricity / Otis A. Glazebrook IV -- Wind power is a good alternative for making electricity / Charles Komanoff -- Wind power is not a good alternative for making electricity / Glenn Schleede -- Wave power could become a good alternative for making electricity / Stan Freeman -- Geothermal power could become a good alternative for making electricity / Ken Silverstein. |
| Summary |
Explores the issues surrounding alternative energy. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. |
| Subject |
Renewable energy sources.
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| Added Author |
Becker, Peggy Daniels, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Alternative energy. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010 9780737744996 (DLC) 2009044267 |
| ISBN |
9780737751383 (electronic book) |
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9780737744996 (hardcover) |
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