An edition of Taking sides (2009)

Taking sides

Clashing views in energy and society

Taking sides
Thomas A. Easton, Thomas A. Ea ...
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An edition of Taking sides (2009)

Taking sides

Clashing views in energy and society

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396

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Taking sides: Clashing views in energy and society
2009, McGraw-Hill, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
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Table of Contents

Unit 1. Fossil fuels
Can the United States continue to rely on oil as a major source of energy?
Is it realistic for the United Sates to move toward greater energy independence?
Should cars be more efficient?
Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to oil drilling?
Should utilities burn more coal?
Unit 2. Global warming
Are global warming facts too uncertain to guide government policy?
Is global warming skepticism just smoke and mirrors?
are the potential costs of global warming too high to ignore?
Can carbon trading help control carbon emissions?
Is carbon capture technology ready to limit carbon emissions?
Is "geoengineering" a possible answer to global warming?
Unit 3. Nuclear power
Does nuclear power need government help?
Should the United States continue to focus plans for permanent nuclear waste disposal exclusively at Yucca Mountain?
Should the United States reprocess spent nuclear fuel?
Unit 4. Alternative energy sources
Is wind power green?
Do biofuels enhance energy security?
Can hydropower play a role in preventing climate change?
Will hydrogen replace fossil fuels for cars?
Is there any such thing as "free energy"?

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New York
Other Titles
Clashing views in energy and society

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Library of Congress
TJ163.25.U6 T34 2009

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Pagination
xxvi, 396 p.
Number of pages
396

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Open Library
OL26888665M
ISBN 10
0078127556
ISBN 13
9780078127557
OCLC/WorldCat
246902476
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