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The Resource Earth : the operators' manual, Richard B. Alley

Earth : the operators' manual, Richard B. Alley

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Summary
Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users and always will be. And this is a good thing - our mastery of energy is what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom and has allowed us to be the dominant species on the planet. However, this mastery comes with a price: we are changing our environment in a profoundly negative way by heating it up. Using one engaging story after another, coupled with accessible scientific facts, world authority Richard B. Alley explores the fascinating history of energy use by humans over the centuries, gives a doubt-destroying proof that already-high levels of carbon dioxide are causing damaging global warming, and surveys the alternative energy options that are available to exploit right now. These new energy sources might well be the engines for economic growth in the twenty-first century
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
x, 479 p.
Contents
  • Prepare to come about
  • Burning to learn
  • Peak trees and peak whale oil
  • Fossil fuelish; some telling facts
  • Abraham Lincoln or your brother-in-law?
  • Red, white, and blue-green
  • Canting the kayak
  • Why accountants and physicists care about the past
  • The moving finger writes
  • And having writ, moves on
  • The great ice that covers the land
  • Kindergarten soccer and the last century of climate
  • But my brother-in-law said
  • The future
  • Valuing the future
  • Toilets and the smart grid
  • Sustainable solutions on the wind
  • Sun and water
  • Down by the sea, where the water power grows
  • Power from the land
  • Put it where the sun doesn't shine: nuclear energy and carbon
  • Conservation; why saving energy doesn't mean sitting around in the dark
  • Game-changers? geoengineering, fusion, and
  • Ten billion and smiling
Isbn
9780393081091
Instance
Label
Earth : the operators' manual
Title
Earth
Title remainder
the operators' manual
Statement of responsibility
Richard B. Alley
Title variation
Earth
Title variation remainder
the operators manual
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users and always will be. And this is a good thing - our mastery of energy is what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom and has allowed us to be the dominant species on the planet. However, this mastery comes with a price: we are changing our environment in a profoundly negative way by heating it up. Using one engaging story after another, coupled with accessible scientific facts, world authority Richard B. Alley explores the fascinating history of energy use by humans over the centuries, gives a doubt-destroying proof that already-high levels of carbon dioxide are causing damaging global warming, and surveys the alternative energy options that are available to exploit right now. These new energy sources might well be the engines for economic growth in the twenty-first century
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Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2011.
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391141
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Alley, Richard B
Dewey number
621.04209
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
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True
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  • Energy development
  • Renewable energy sources
  • Global warming
Target audience
adult
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the operators' manual
Label
Earth : the operators' manual, Richard B. Alley
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Prepare to come about -- Burning to learn -- Peak trees and peak whale oil -- Fossil fuelish; some telling facts -- Abraham Lincoln or your brother-in-law? -- Red, white, and blue-green -- Canting the kayak -- Why accountants and physicists care about the past -- The moving finger writes -- And having writ, moves on -- The great ice that covers the land -- Kindergarten soccer and the last century of climate -- But my brother-in-law said -- The future -- Valuing the future -- Toilets and the smart grid -- Sustainable solutions on the wind -- Sun and water -- Down by the sea, where the water power grows -- Power from the land -- Put it where the sun doesn't shine: nuclear energy and carbon -- Conservation; why saving energy doesn't mean sitting around in the dark -- Game-changers? geoengineering, fusion, and -- Ten billion and smiling
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
x, 479 p.
Form of item
regular print reproduction
Isbn
9780393081091
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Lccn
2010054016
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780393081091
  • (OCoLC)668194882
Label
Earth : the operators' manual, Richard B. Alley
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Prepare to come about -- Burning to learn -- Peak trees and peak whale oil -- Fossil fuelish; some telling facts -- Abraham Lincoln or your brother-in-law? -- Red, white, and blue-green -- Canting the kayak -- Why accountants and physicists care about the past -- The moving finger writes -- And having writ, moves on -- The great ice that covers the land -- Kindergarten soccer and the last century of climate -- But my brother-in-law said -- The future -- Valuing the future -- Toilets and the smart grid -- Sustainable solutions on the wind -- Sun and water -- Down by the sea, where the water power grows -- Power from the land -- Put it where the sun doesn't shine: nuclear energy and carbon -- Conservation; why saving energy doesn't mean sitting around in the dark -- Game-changers? geoengineering, fusion, and -- Ten billion and smiling
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
x, 479 p.
Form of item
regular print reproduction
Isbn
9780393081091
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Lccn
2010054016
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780393081091
  • (OCoLC)668194882

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