Energy
Subtitle: supplies, sustainability, and costs
By: Kim Masters Evans
Edition: 2013 ed.
Series: Information Plus reference series; Information series on current topics
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781414481395
Subjects: Power resources; Statistics; Natural gas; Energy conservation; Petroleum; Natural gas reserves; Nuclear energy; Coal; Petroleum reserves; Energy consumption; Renewable energy sources; Uranium as fuel; Fossil fuels; Electric power; Coal reserves
Other titles: Energy 2013
Description: Presents the latest information on U.S. energy consumption and production, compared with years past. Controversial issues such as the U.S. dependence on foreign oil, the possibility of exhausting fossil fuel supplies, and the harm done to the environment by mining, drilling, and pollution are explored.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 135) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. An energy overview; title: 2. Oil; title: 3. Natural gas; title: 4. Coal; title: 5. Nuclear energy; title: 6. Renewable energy; title: 7. Energy reserves : oil, gas, coal, and uranium; title: 8. Electricity; title: 9. Energy conservation.