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Energy, the Environment and Climate Change

By Peter E. Hodgson

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
1848164157, 9781848164154
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1173791 bytes)
Pages
224\220
Topic
Biology Ecology
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Экологические дисциплины;Промышленная экология;Эко

Description

This book is a comprehensive account of all significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment. Non-renewable sources (for example, coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel) together with renewable sources like wood, hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, and tidal; are considered. Also, nuclear radiations and the disposal of nuclear waste and the future of nuclear power are assessed, as well as pollution and acid rain, the greenhouse effects and climate change. Its social, political and moral problems are discussed, with a special mention of the opposition to nuclear power.

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