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· 제목 : Energy: The Master Resource (Paperback)
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 교육/자료 > 교육 > 교육일반
· ISBN : 9780757511691
· 쪽수 : 252쪽
· 출판일 : 2004-07-30
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 교육/자료 > 교육 > 교육일반
· ISBN : 9780757511691
· 쪽수 : 252쪽
· 출판일 : 2004-07-30
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- Preface
- 1. The Basics
- Introduction
- What Is Energy?
- Where Does Energy Come From?
- A Brief History Of Energy
- Patterns In History
- 2. Using EnergyPutting Energy To Work
- Electricity
- Coal-Fired Plants
- Nuclear Fission
- Natural Gas Plants
- Hydroelectric Plants
- Oil-Fired Plants
- Wind Power
- Geothermal Energy
- Microturbines
- Solar Power
- Biomass
- Tidal Power
- Fuel Cells
- Nuclear Fusion
- Comparative Generation Costs
- Power Transmission Transportation.
- Internal Combustion Engine
- Electric Cars.
- Hybrids. Alternative Fuels
- Lpg And C/Vg®
- Ethanol
- Methanol
- Hydrogen
- 3. Efficiency-Technical And Economic First And Second Laws Of Thermodynamics
- Efficiency
- Energy Economics
- Market Pricing
- The Big Picture
- Institutions And Energy
- The Energy Industry
- Economics And Power Consumption
- 4. Will We Run Out Of Energy? The Perils Of Prediction
- The Ultimate Resource
- Dissenting Voices
- Creating One Crisis. . .After Another. . .And Another
- Energy Security
- 5. Energy And The Environment
- Defining Pollution
- Inefficiency, Waste, And Pollution 119 Our Improving Environment
- Some Comparisons
- Rethinking The Role Of Government
- Are Regulations Necessary?
- Setting Means. . .Or Setting Goals
- Cap-And-Trade
- How Green Is "Green?"
- 6. Energy Climate Change
- Fuel To Burn?
- The Greenhouse Effect
- Greenhouse Gases
- Carbon Dioxide (Coz)
- Water Vapor (H2o)
- Methane (Ch4)
- Nitrogen Oxides (No2)
- Cfcs
- Is The Climate Warming?
- Have There Been Other Changes?
- Are People Causing These Changes?
- Computer Modeling
- Warming Distribution
- Solutions
- Trade-Offs
- What About Poorer Countries?
- Built-In Biases
- Where Does All This Leave Us?
- 7. Energy For The Future
- Looking For Trouble.
- Looking Ahead
- Short-Term Forecast
- Mid-Term U.S. Forecast
- Mid-Term Global Forecast
- Long-Term Forecast
- Energy And Poverty
- Energy And Wealth
- Environment
- Resources
- Research And Development
- Energy Interdependence
- Technology
- Two Paths
- Appendix A Energy Timeline
- Appendix B The Heritage Foundation's Index, Of Economic Freedom Appendix C The Butterfly Effect
- Appendix D Oil Production From 1970 Through 2003 Appendix E Units (Conversions, Prefixes, And Heat Contents)Appendix F Complete Figure Sources
- Index
