Epstein, Alex
Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels draws on the latest data and new insights to challenge everything you thought you knew about the future of energy For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of fossil fuel use on our climate will be outweighed by the unique benefits of fossil fuels to human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 662.6 EPSGorman, Jacqueline Laks
Summary: "Explains what fossil fuels are, how they are extracted and used, and the problems they cause. It also discusses the steps people can take to limit the negative effects of fossil fuels and to move toward renewable forms of energy"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.82 GORSummary: Presents various perspectives on the benefits of fossil fuels compared to renewable energy sources, featuring input from experts, politicians, the courts, advocacy groups, the media, and ordinary citizens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 333 CRIYergin, Daniel
Summary: "Recent changes in the global production and flow of energy have remade the world. In this book, the author reveals the forces shaping the future of energy, both renewable and fossil fuel. The New Map offers a new vision of the world's energy reserves and, therefore, the future of geopolitics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.79 YERFlounders, Anne
Summary: Discusses the energy sources used to power homes, businesses, and transportation and how to conserve them, details cleaner ways to supply oil and gas, and explains efforts to develop fuels with less negative impact on the planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Ecology FloundersOrpana, Simon
Summary: "What if the biggest barriers to responding to climate change are not technological or governmental but, rather, cultural? In other words, what if we ourselves could help to enact change through a deeper understanding of our petroleum dependency? In a provocative graphic format that draws widely from history, critical theory, and popular culture, Gasoline Dreams explores and challenges the ways...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fordham University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.8 ORPSawyer, Ava
Summary: "How do we know about the plants and animals that lived millions of years ago? Fossils! Every continent contains fossils that tell us about organisms that once existed on Earth. Fossils also give us details about what the planet was like in these prehistoric times. Find out how fossils are formed, how they are identified, and much more."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 560 SAWStayton, Robert
Summary: A detailed blueprint for a clean sustainable energy future based on solar photovoltaics. Power Shift explains to a general audience how energy works and why it determines the future of humankind. Power Shift provides historical background on how the human relationship with energy developed, and how that relationship was gradually taken over by fossil fuels, converting us all into energy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandstone Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333 STAClimate Central (COR)
Summary: An accessible explanation of climate change summarizes its science while sharing insights into its implications for the future, answering key questions from the role of fossil fuels to the economic costs of reducing carbon emissions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.2 GLOLüsted, Marcia Amidon.
Summary: Presents a history of nuclear energy, explains how it is created and how nuclear plants operate, and looks at the benefits and environmental impacts of using nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.483 LUSSmil, Vaclav
Summary: "An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible--a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish. We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 SMICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 SMIHeinberg, Richard
Summary: Climate change, along with the depletion of oil, coal, and gas, dictate that we will inevitably move away from our profound societal reliance on fossil fuels; but just how big a transformation will this be? While many policy-makers assume that renewable energy sources will provide an easy "plug-and-play" solution, author Richard Heinberg suggests instead that we are in for a wild ride; a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 HEIHardyman, Robyn
Summary: "In this . . . science book readers will find out why we burn fossil fuels, the harm it is causing, and why evolution in the geothermal industry could make it a powerful weapon in the fight to create a sustainable future."--Google books.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cheriton Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.44 HARSigwalt, Dany
Summary: This Book Will Save the Planet is a vital and timely illustrated study of the climate crisis that tells us exactly what we can do to help save the world we live in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363.738 SIGBane, Peter.
Summary: A step-by-step, illustrated guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods across America introduces permaculture as a practical way to live well with less money, convert waste into wealth, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and increase the availability of local produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.58 BANRau, Dana Meachen
Summary: We rely on energy to fuel our activities, but fossil fuels cause pollution. And their supply is running out. What can you do? Alternative energy sources such as water, wind, and sun provide a promising and environmentally friendly solution to our looming energy crisis. And simply conserving energy can help your family save money while protecting the planet. Join the Green Generation. Together...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2010