Energy, Environment, and Climate Change
In this new study of energy use and global climate change, Richard Wolfson outlines basic science concepts as well as specific, contemporary applications in energy production and their environmental consequences.\ Energy, Environment, and Climate is structured on the premise that climate change is the dominant energy-related environmental issue of the twenty-first century. Traditional concerns like pollution and conservation of energy resources are covered with clear, scientific explanations....
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In this new study of energy use and global climate change, Richard Wolfson outlines basic science concepts as well as specific, contemporary applications in energy production and their environmental consequences.
Preface xiiiA Changing Planet 1High-Energy Society 22Energy: A Closer Look 37Energy and Heat 68Fossil Fuel Energy 105Environmental Impacts of Fossil Fuels 143Nuclear Energy 177Energy from Earth and Moon 224Direct from the Sun: Solar Energy 251Indirect from the Sun: Water, Wind, Biomass 292Hydrogen Futures? 332Keeping Warm: The Science of Climate 356Forcing the Climate 377Is Earth Warming? 403Future Climates 426Energy and Climate: Breaking the Link 456Appendix 483Glossary 489Suggested Readings 501Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises 507Credits and Data Sources 509Index 521
