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Author
Series
Publisher
Facts On File
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Examines the current technologies in renewable energy and explains how the main conventional sources of energy affect economies worldwide. The book also focuses on the diversity of ideas and innovations in the field of alternative energy.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Although humans are a part of nature, our actions have historically clashed with the natural world. However, . . . technological developments are changing that for the better. Curious readers will learn about how specific technological and scientific developments are preserving important plant and animal species that are also key to humans' survival"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Our climate is changing fast, partly because of our energy use. Everything from turning on a light to driving a car consumes energy. Can new energy technology help combat climate change? Discover how scientists and engineers are testing out new sources of energy and what you can do to reduce your personal energy use."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"This is a mind-changing manifesto about the environment, efficiency, and the real path to sustainability. Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact florescent lightbulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: everything you've been told about being green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100 mpg car are dangerous fantasies. We are consumers, and we like to consume greenly and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still...
Author
Publisher
Oneworld
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"We depend on a handful of metals and rare earths to power our phones and computers. Increasingly, we rely on them to power our cars and our homes. Whoever controls these finite commodities will become rich beyond imagining. Sanderson journeys to meet the characters, companies, and nations scrambling for the new resources, linking remote mines in the Congo and Chile's Atacama Desert to giant Chinese battery factories, shadowy commodity traders, secretive...