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