Is there a future for fossil fuels?

Title
Is there a future for fossil fuels?

Personal Author EPSB
Ellen. Rodger

Summary
Explains the meaning of renewable and nonrenewable energy, discusses the history of energy use and why the environment is in danger, and looks at new technologies, energy conservation, and alternative energy sources.

Year Published
2010

Series
Energy revolution

Physical Description
32 p. : ill.

Note
21.00
 
Includes index.

Contents
What is energy? -- Energy use today -- Our fossil past -- History of energy use -- Environment in peril -- Peak oil -- The future of coal -- New technologies -- Energy conservation -- Alternative energy -- Making changes.

Program Information
Accelerated Reader 7.7 1.0

Subject
Fuel.
 
Energy consumption.
 
Renewable energy resources.
 
Fuel
 
Energy consumption
 
Renewable energy sources

Summary
Explains the meaning of renewable and nonrenewable energy, discusses the history of energy use and why the environment is in danger, and looks at new technologies, energy conservation, and alternative energy sources.

ISBN
9780778729235
 
9780778729372
 
9780329777197

Publisher
St. Catharines, ON ; New York : Crabtree Pub., c2010.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Kate Chegwin333.8 RODBook30574000502144Non-Fiction