UID:
almafu_9960117266502883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 362 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316234037
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1316234037
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9781316235928
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1316235920
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9781139047685
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113904768X
Series Statement:
Gale eBooks
Content:
Our energy use and its consequences (including climate change) motivate some of the most contentious and complex public debates of our time. Although these issues are often cast in terms of renewable versus non-renewable energy, in reality both depend on finite Earth resources. The evolution of the Earth itself therefore offers a uniquely illuminating perspective from which to evaluate alternative pathways toward energy and environmental sustainability. Geofuels: Energy and the Earth systematically develops this perspective using informal, nontechnical language laced with humor. It is well suited to a broad readership, ranging from beginning university students to lifelong learners who are interested in how the Earth's past will influence their own future. It also provides simplified explanations of controversial topics, such as energy return on energy investment, peak oil, and fracking. The focus throughout is on building a sound physical understanding of how natural resources constrain our use of energy.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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1. Introduction -- 2. The living earth -- 3. Warmed from above : solar energy -- 4. Wind, water, and waves : energy from the fluid earth -- 5. Covered in green : biofuels basics -- 6. Fossil farming : the geologic underpinnings of biofuels -- 7. The light of an ancient sun : fossil fuel origins -- 8. Digging for daylight : coal and oil shale -- 9. Skimming the cream : conventional oil and gas -- 10. Stuck in the mud : fossil fuels that fail to flow -- 11. Petrified petroleum : oil sand and gas hydrate -- 12. Water, water, everywhere -- 13. Primordial power : geothermal and nuclear -- 14. Out of sight, out of mind : geologic waste disposal -- 15. How long is forever? Energy and time -- 16. Conclusions.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107401204
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107401208
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107008595
Additional Edition:
ISBN 110700859X
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139047685
