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Climate of uncertainty, a balanced look at global warming and renewable energy, William Stewart

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Climate of uncertainty

bibliography

William Stewart

a balanced look at global warming and renewable energy

"Examines the major questions of today: global warming, renewable energy, expanding populations, and sustainability. Without taking sides, presents factual information in a clear and accessible manner"--Provided by publisher

keys to unlocking the mysteries of climate change -- The basics of climate change -- Feedback loops (nature's risk amplifiers) -- El nino, volcanoes, and global dimming (the climate change wildcards) -- Future manifestitations of global warming (the potential costs of inaction) -- Climate change skeptics (scientific champions or modern-day charlatans?) -- Population and sustainability (smaller footprints/more feet) -- Governments step in--except when they don't (solving the "problem of the commons") -- Peak oil (global warming's evil twin) -- Glimpsing a sustainable future (terawatts, electric vehicles, and the smart grid) -- Nuclear power and clean coal (bridges to a sustainable future) -- Renewable options : electricity (reading the menu at the last chance saloon) -- Renewable options : transportation (biofuels and hydrogen) -- Picking the least-flawed alternatives (reaching into a barrel of snakes)