Wolfson, Richard.

Energy, environment, and climate / Richard Wolfson. - New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, c2008. - xviii, 532 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Energy, environment, and climate -- A changing planet -- High-energy society -- Energy: a closer look -- Energy and heat -- Fossil energy -- Environmental impacts of fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Energy from earth and moon -- Direct from the sun -- Indirect from the sun: water, wind, biomass -- Hydrogen futures? -- Keeping warm: the science of climate -- Forcing the climate -- Is earth warming? -- Future climates -- Energy and climate.

9780393927634 (pbk.) 0393927636 (pbk.)

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Climatic changes.
Energy consumption--Climatic factors.
Energy consumption--Environmental aspects.
Power resources--Climatic factors.

QC981.8.C5 / W645 2008

551.6 WOL