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Energy management Energy management Pradeep Chaturvedi With reference to the Indian scene. OL1070437W
Le Cameroun et la question énergétique Le Cameroun et la question énergétique Yris D. Fondja Wandji L'accès à l'énergie est un problème majeur en Afrique. Pour le Cameroun en particulier, la question énergétique est intimement liée aux différentes exigences auxquelles le pays est confronté: croissa… OL11747900W
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
Future sources Future sources Strachan, James. Discusses the feasibility of future sources of energy such as fuel cells, nuclear fusion, and a solar power station. OL1473173W
Sustaining Earth's energy resources Sustaining Earth's energy resources Ann Heinrichs "Provides comprehensive information on Earth's sources of renewable and nonrenewable energy, how they are used, their benefits and disadvantages, their interrelationships with the natural world, and … OL14853674W
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
How did we find out about solar power? How did we find out about solar power? Isaac Asimov Describes the uses of the sun's energy from the time of the Greeks and Romans to the present day and discusses the potential of this source of energy in our modern world. OL14959179W
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
Money and credit Money and credit Connolly, Sean "Explains the functions of money and credit"--Provided by publisher. OL15040458W
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 from Fossil Fuels (Energy for Life) Energy from Fossil Fuels (Energy for Life) Robert Snedden Photosynthesis - Natural gas - Drilling for oil - Power stations - Air pollution - Non-renewable resources. OL15073884W
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
Feast or famine? Feast or famine? Franklyn M. Branley Discusses changes in transportation, housing, and lifestyles which may be both desirable and necessary to help reduce fossil fuel consumption. OL15212980W
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