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PHI 346: Environmental Ethics: Energy
eBooks
A Cubic Mile of Oil : Realities and Options for Averting the Looming Global Energy Crisis by ISBN: 0195325540Publication Date: Oxford U. Press, 2010" ... a very compelling read. Highly recommended.--Choice, Feb. 2011- Beyond the age of oil: the myths, realities, and future of fossil fuels and their alternatives byCall Number: TJ163.2 .M37513 2010ISBN: 0313381712Praeger, c2010.
- Biofuels, solar and wind as renewable energy systems: benefits and risks. byISBN: 9048179459Publication Date: Springer, 2008.focus has developed worldwide on renewable energy systems.
- Climate change and energy insecurity: the challenge for peace, security and development byCall Number: QC903 .C544 2009ebISBN: 1849774404challenges and solutions for tackling the global insecurity arising from climate change
- Plant resources for food, fuel and conservation byCall Number: SB107 .H46 2010ISBN: 1844077217...developing new or improved crops for food or bioenergy production in the context of climate change
- Renewable Energy Sources: The Case of Wind Farms Analysis byCall Number: TJ808 .R45 2003ebStudies in Computational Intelligence, v348, 2011
- Energy for the 21st Century : A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Sources byISBN: 0765624125Publication Date: 2010new edition of best-selling handbook on conventional and alternative sources of energy
Web Sources
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- Department of EnergyDepartment of Energy. Renewables; Cleanup; Innovation; Smart Grid; Efficiency; Carbon capture; Vehicles.
- Apollo AllianceA coalition of labor, business, environmental, and community leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution
- Coal Controversy in Appalachia -- NASAIncludes maps, images, and bibliographical references.
- Desertec FoundationSeeks to generate solar and wind power in the warm, arid locations of the world, e.g. the Sahara desert, and transfer it to dense population centers such as Europe.
- DOE: Office of Fossil EnergyIncludes: Clean Coal Technology
- National Resources Defense Council"Across the Appalachians... big coal benefits while the health and wealth of the region’s citizens are systematically stripped away."
- United Nations News: Measure Energy Use in Homes and Officestool for measuring energy use and emissions may become industry standard
- US Department of Energy: Economic DataEnergy Efficiency for Homes; Buildings; Vehicles; Industry; Government.
Renewable Energy: Solar; Wind; Water; Biomass; Geothermal; Hydrogen & Fuel Cells - US Energy Information Administrationstatistics on renewable energy consumption by source type, electric capacity and electricity generation from renewable sources, biomass and alternative fuels.
- US Environmental Protection Agency Southeast RegionGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force; BP Oil Spill; Florida Numeric Nutrient Standard; Children's Health; Environmental Justice; ...
Print Books in the Library
Energy in a changing climate by Call Number: TJ808 .N53 2009ISBN: 1877058815background on energy sources and their limitations and describes the links between energy and climate change.- Renewable energy engineering and technology: principles and practice byCall Number: TJ808 .R425 2009ISBN: 1844076997Publication Date: 2009...the most comprehensive guide ever written on renewables technology and engineering
- Sustainable energy: opportunities and limitationsCall Number: TJ808 .S86 2010ISBN: 0230241743Outlines social, political and economic context needed for sustainable energy to succeed.
Web Resources
- Environment and Energy Dailycomprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets.
Reference Sources
- Encyclopedia of Energy by"...covers ... history, economics, public policy, and sociology." [Library Journal] Elsevier, 2004
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy byPublication Date: Macmillan, 2009Covers concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage.
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- America's energy future: technology and transformation byPublication Date: National Academies Press, 2009
- Powers that be: Global Energy for the Twenty-first Century and Beyond byPublication Date: Univ of Chicago press, 2010"...discussion of the present global energy situation...Highly recommended. (Choice)
- Sources of Power: How Energy Forges Human History byPublication Date: Praeger, 2009