| TÃtulo : | Oil and the future of energy :;climate repair, hydrogen, nuclear fuel, renewable and green sources, energy efficiency /;the editors of Scientific American.; | | Otro tÃtulo : | Scientific American oil and the future of energy | | Tipo de documento: | texto impreso | | Editorial: | Guilford, CT : Lyons Press | | Fecha de publicación: | 2007 | | Número de páginas: | vii, 239 p., [16] p. of plates : | | Il.: | ill. (some col.) ; | | Dimensiones: | 24 cm. | | ISBN/ISSN/DL: | 9781599211176 | | Nota general: | At head of title: Scientific American. | | Palabras clave: | Power resources. Petroleum. Energy industries. Global warming. | | Resumen: | Pt. 1. The era of oil and coal. The end of cheap oil / Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrere -- The end of oil / Paul Raeburn -- Oil production in the 21st century / Roger N. Anderson -- The Arctic oil and wildlife refuge / W. Wayt Gibbs -- A climate repair manual / Gary Stix -- Defusing the global warming time bomb / James Hansen -- Capturing greenhouse gases / Howard Herzog, Baldur Eliasson and Olav Kaarstad -- Can we bury global warming? / Robert H. Socolow -- A plan to keep carbon in check / Robert H. Socolow and Stephen W. Pacala -- What to do about coal / David G. Hawkins, Daniel A. Lashof and Robert H. Williams -- Soccer goes green / Gunjan Sinha -- Pt. 2. The future of energy. Next-generation nuclear power / James A. Lake, Ralph G. Bennett and John F. Kotek -- The workings of an ancient nuclear reactor / Alex P. Meshik -- Smarter use of nuclear waste / William H. Hannum, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford -- The nuclear option / John M. Deutch and Ernest J. Moniz -- The power plant in your basement / Alan C. Lloyd -- The ultimate clean fuel / Julie Wakefield -- Questions about a hydrogen economy / Matthew L. Wald -- A power grid for the hydrogen economy / Paul M. Grant, Chauncey Starr and Thomas J. Overbye -- High hopes for hydrogen / Joan Ogden -- Liquid fuels from natural gas / Safaa A. Fouda -- Pumping coal / Gunjan Sinha -- Vehicle of change / Lawrence D. Burns ... [et al.] -- Fueling our transportation future / John B. Heywood -- A waste of energy / The editors -- More profit with less carbon / Amory B. Lovins -- An efficient solution / Eberhard K. Jochem -- In pursuit of the ultimate lamp / M. George Craford, Nick Holonyak and Frederick A. Kish -- Power-thrifty PCs / Steven Ashley -- Turning green / Tim Beardsley -- The rise of renewable energy / Daniel M. Kammen -- Solar energy / William Hoagland -- More power to solar / George Musser -- Blowing out to sea / Wendy Williams -- When blade meets bat / Wendy Williams -- Plan B for energy / W. Wayt Gibbs. | | Nota de contenido: | Includes index. |
Oil and the future of energy :;climate repair, hydrogen, nuclear fuel, renewable and green sources, energy efficiency /;the editors of Scientific American.; ; Scientific American oil and the future of energy [texto impreso] . - Guilford, CT : Lyons Press, 2007 . - vii, 239 p., [16] p. of plates : : ill. (some col.) ; ; 24 cm. ISBN : 9781599211176 At head of title: Scientific American. | Palabras clave: | Power resources. Petroleum. Energy industries. Global warming. | | Resumen: | Pt. 1. The era of oil and coal. The end of cheap oil / Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrere -- The end of oil / Paul Raeburn -- Oil production in the 21st century / Roger N. Anderson -- The Arctic oil and wildlife refuge / W. Wayt Gibbs -- A climate repair manual / Gary Stix -- Defusing the global warming time bomb / James Hansen -- Capturing greenhouse gases / Howard Herzog, Baldur Eliasson and Olav Kaarstad -- Can we bury global warming? / Robert H. Socolow -- A plan to keep carbon in check / Robert H. Socolow and Stephen W. Pacala -- What to do about coal / David G. Hawkins, Daniel A. Lashof and Robert H. Williams -- Soccer goes green / Gunjan Sinha -- Pt. 2. The future of energy. Next-generation nuclear power / James A. Lake, Ralph G. Bennett and John F. Kotek -- The workings of an ancient nuclear reactor / Alex P. Meshik -- Smarter use of nuclear waste / William H. Hannum, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford -- The nuclear option / John M. Deutch and Ernest J. Moniz -- The power plant in your basement / Alan C. Lloyd -- The ultimate clean fuel / Julie Wakefield -- Questions about a hydrogen economy / Matthew L. Wald -- A power grid for the hydrogen economy / Paul M. Grant, Chauncey Starr and Thomas J. Overbye -- High hopes for hydrogen / Joan Ogden -- Liquid fuels from natural gas / Safaa A. Fouda -- Pumping coal / Gunjan Sinha -- Vehicle of change / Lawrence D. Burns ... [et al.] -- Fueling our transportation future / John B. Heywood -- A waste of energy / The editors -- More profit with less carbon / Amory B. Lovins -- An efficient solution / Eberhard K. Jochem -- In pursuit of the ultimate lamp / M. George Craford, Nick Holonyak and Frederick A. Kish -- Power-thrifty PCs / Steven Ashley -- Turning green / Tim Beardsley -- The rise of renewable energy / Daniel M. Kammen -- Solar energy / William Hoagland -- More power to solar / George Musser -- Blowing out to sea / Wendy Williams -- When blade meets bat / Wendy Williams -- Plan B for energy / W. Wayt Gibbs. | | Nota de contenido: | Includes index. |
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