Energy
Subtitle: perspectives, problems, and prospects
By: Michael B. McElroy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9780195386110
Subjects: Power resources
Description: How the world evolved to its present dependence on carbon-based fossil fuels, the problems that ensued including the threat of disruptive global climate change and hazards associated with our increasing dependence on unreliable but currently indispensable sources of energy such as oil, and the opportunities for a more sustainable energy future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.