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Energy management Energy management Pradeep Chaturvedi With reference to the Indian scene. OL1070437W
Saving energy Saving energy Charlotte Guillain This series introduces the concept of caring for the environment in an attractive and accessible way. Based on children's real-life experiences, the books focus on the things children can actually do… OL11818169W
Energy use worldwide Energy use worldwide Zachary Smith,Jaina Moan,Jaina L. Moan Global energy needs have increased dramatically over the past 100 years, and they will continue to increase, creating energy, environmental, and social crises. Can we solve this problem?The first ste… OL12255114W
MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK: APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT MAKING TECHNOLOGY WORK: APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Deutch, John M "The successful application of new technology requires simultaneous consideration of the technical, economic, political, environmental, and international aspects of the innovation. This book presents… OL13624187W
Using light Using light Morgan, Sally. Discusses the physical principles of light, its functions in the natural world, and its integration with modern technology. OL14859118W
Power trip Power trip Amanda Little,Amanda Little In the tradition of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Thomas L. Friedmam's Hot, Flat, and Crowded, prominent journalist Amanda Little maps out the history and future of America's energy addiction… OL14981589W
Invasion of the nose pickers Invasion of the nose pickers Gordon Korman While on a fourth-grade trip to New York City, Devin helps his friend Stan Mflxnys, a 147-year-old alien from the planet Pan, and other E.T.s try to locate the Humongan who is stealing the Pants' pow… OL15022408W
Green and clean energy Green and clean energy Sherri Mabry Gordon "Read about the history of energy use, renewable and non-renewable energy, global warming, "green" houses and communities, and what you can do"--Provided by publisher. OL15041643W
Energy (21st Century Science (Mankato, Minn.).) Energy (21st Century Science (Mankato, Minn.).) Chris Oxlade How do scientists create nuclear fusion? What is a catalytic converter? What new sources of energy are being developed? Advances in science are altering the ways in which we generate and consume ener… OL15077538W
Energy and movement Energy and movement Chris Oxlade Introduces the scientific concepts of energy and movement by using examples from everyday life. OL15077539W
Energy Energy Peter D. Riley Explains various aspects of energy including its uses, changes it undergoes, ways of conserving it, and energy sources such as nuclear, chemical, solar, electrical, and heat. OL15118669W
Energy future Energy future Robert B. Stobaugh,Daniel Yergin Analyzes the current energy crisis and provides recommendations for an energy policy based on conservation and the development of solar technology. OL15160101W
Making Technology Work Making Technology Work John M Deutch This book presents fifteen cases of technology applications in the energy and environment sectors, including solar, wind, fuel cell, nuclear, coal combustion and emission control technologies. The ca… OL15169849W
Energy and conservation Energy and conservation Robert Emmet Long Although the crisis prompted by the sharp increase in OPEC oil prices in the 1970s has passed, energy has continued to be a national concern in the 1980s. The crisis dramatized the hazards of depende… OL15859119W
Thermodynamics and the destruction of resources Thermodynamics and the destruction of resources Bhavik R. Bakshi "This book is a unique, multidisciplinary, effort to apply rigorous thermodynamics fundamentals, a disciplined scholarly approach, to problems of sustainability, energy, and resource uses. Applying t… OL15897129W
Energy Energy José Goldemberg Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy makers, economis… OL16308044W
Renewable energy Renewable energy David M. Haugen,Susan Musser "Renewable Energy: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources… OL16442497W
Momentum Momentum Saci Lloyd With energy wars flaring across the globe, oil prices gone crazy, regular power cuts, and soldiers keeping the Outsiders in check, Hunter, one of the privileged of society, is fascinated by the Outsi… OL16550324W
Rise and fall of the carbon civilisation Rise and fall of the carbon civilisation Patrick Moriarty Rise and Fall of the Carbon Civilisation: Resolving Global Environmental and Resource Problems<br />Author: Patrick Moriarty, Damon Honnery<br /> Published by Springer London<br /> ISBN: 978-1-84996-… OL16767696W
Energy Energy Chris Woodford Energy explores everything from propulsion and meteors to the destructive forces of volcanoes and forest fires. With full-color photographs and a fresh new look at favorite subjects, this remarkable … OL16946456W
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