Energy and the environment /
Rebert A. Ristinen, Jack J. Kraushaar
- New York : John Wiley & Sons, c1999
- xvi, 367 p. : illus ; 24 cm.
Energy fundamentals, energy use in an industrial society - - The fossil fuels - - Heat engines - - Renewable energy sources I: solar energy - - Renewable energy sources II: alternatives - - The promise and problems of nuclear energy - - Energy conservation - -Transportation - - Air pollution - - Global effects
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Power resources--United States. Pollution--United States.