Alternative Energy Edition 1. (3 Volume set)
When U.S. gas prices went way over three dollars per gallon this past summer, many of us wondered what could be done to rein in consumption of fossil fuels and to develop alternative energy sources. This set objectively presents many of the issues and challenges involved in using new and existing energy sources.
Three slim volumes each begin with a common introduction, overview, and glossary ("Words to Know" such as balneology, E85, Trombe wall) and end with a list of sources and a set index (where Mekong is misspelled). Eight chapters focus on specific energy sources ("Fossil Fuels," "Bioenergy," "Geothermal Energy," "Hydrogen," "Nuclear Energy," "Solar Energy," "Water Energy," and "Wind Energy"), and the last two identify the need for conservation and future and theoretical energy sources.
Chapters range from 30 to 50 pages, with lots of background on scientists who developed the technology, benefits and drawbacks, economic and societal impacts, and illustrations of use in different parts of the world. Examples give a global view. Color photos, diagrams, and sidebars are informative and attractive and add to the user's understanding. A list of sources--books, journal articles, and Web sites, mostly dated 2000 through summer 2005--is found at the end of each chapter.
- Reading level: Young Adult
- Hardcover: 720 pages
- Publisher: U*X*L; 1 edition (September 6, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0787694401
- ISBN-13: 978-0787694401
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