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Energy, The Environment And Climate Change - Couverture souple

Hodgson, Peter E

 
9781848164161: Energy, The Environment And Climate Change
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1848164165 ISBN 13 : 9781848164161
Editeur : Icp, 2010

Synopsis

“. . . the book contains many interesting facts, thoughts, and counterarguments to nuclear naysayers.” Choice 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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Présentation de l'éditeur

“. . . the book contains many interesting facts, thoughts, and counterarguments to nuclear naysayers.” Choice 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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Éditeur
Icp
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1848164165
ISBN 13 
9781848164161
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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