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Energy : what every needs to know Cover Image Book

Energy : what every needs to know / José Goldemberg.

Goldemberg, José, 1928- (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780199812929
  • ISBN: 0199812926
  • ISBN: 9780199812905
  • ISBN: 019981290X
  • Physical Description: xvi, 167 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2012]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Energy : the basic concepts -- How is energy used today? Present energy use -- The world's present energy system. Energy sources ; Fossil fuels ; Renewables ; Nuclear power -- The problems of the present energy system. Exhaustion of fossil fuels and energy security ; Environmental problems ; Energy costs -- Technical solutions and policies. Energy efficiency ; New technologies ; Policies -- Nontechnical solutions. Energy and lifestyle -- Appendix 1. Decimal prefixes -- Appendix 2. Common energy unit conversion factors.

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Subject: Energy conservation.
Energy consumption.
Energy development.
Energy industries.
Power resources.

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Marion Library 333.79 GOL (Text) 37810435067185 Adult Nonfiction Available -