Chapter 10 Energy Resources
General information on books can be reviewed at websites such as amazon.com.
About.Energy Sources.
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American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings.
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Consumer Resources.
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. 1999.Combined Heat and Power: Capturing Wasted Energy. Washington, D. C.: American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy et al. 2001.Clean Energy Blueprint. Washington, D. C.: American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
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Animated Software. Nuclear Power Plants and Other Large Nuclear Facilities in the United States: Detailed Information.
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Appenzeller, Tim. 2004. “The End of Cheap Oil.” National Geographic, June, 80-109.
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Archer, Cristina L., and Mark Z. Jacobson.2003. “Spatial and Temporal Distributions of US Wind Power at 80m Derived from Measurements.” Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 108, no. D9, May, 13.
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Asmus, Peter. 2000. Reaping the Wind. Washington, D. C.: Island Press.
Associated Press. 2007. “Cities Offer Incentives to Save Energy.” MSNBC News, Dec. 27.
Associated Press. 2007. “Hot Asphalt Tapped For Its Solar Power.” MSNBC News, Dec. 31.
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Ayres, Robert U. 2001. "The Energy We Overlook." World Watch, November/December, 30.
Bailey, Ronald. 2002. “Wind Breaks.” Reason, Jul 10.
Banerjee, Bani P. 2005. Energy and Environment in India.New York:New York: OxfordUniversity Press.
Barnett, Dianna L., et al. 1995.A Primer on Sustainable BuildingSnowmass, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Institute.
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BBC News. Energy: Alternatives to Oil: Hydrogen.
BBC News. Energy: Alternatives to Oil: Hydropower.
BBC News. Energy: Alternatives to Oil: Nuclear Power.
BBC News. Energy: Alternatives to Oil: Wind.
Beers, Stephen, and Elaine Beers. 1998. "Lights Out: The Case for Energy Conservation: It Works, So Why Aren't We Using It?" E Magazine, 36.
Behar, Michael. 2005. “Warning: The Hydrogen Economy May Be More Distant Than It Appears.” Popular Science, January.
Benyus, Janine M. 2002. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. New York: Harper Perennial.
Berman, Daniel M., and John T. O'Connor. 1997.Who Owns the Sun? People, Politics, and the Struggle for a Solar Economy. River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green.
Bernstein, Jeremy. 2007.Plutonium: A History of the World’s Most Dangerous Element. Washington, D. C.: Joseph Henry Press.
Bonsor, Kevin. How Hydropower Plants Work.
Borroni-Bird, Christopher E. 2002. “Designing Autonomy.” Scientific American, Sept. 16.
Boschert, Sherry. 2006. Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars That Will Recharge America.GabriolaIsland, B. C., Canada:New Society.
Bourne, Joel K. 2007. “Green Dreams: Making fuel From Crops.” National Geographic, October, 38-59.
Boyle, Godfrey, ed. 2004.Renewable Energy. 2nd ed. New York: OxfordUniversity Press.
Boyle, Godfrey, et al. eds. 2003.Energy Systems and Sustainability. New York: OxfordUniversity Press.
Bradford, Travis. 2006. Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry.Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Brasher, Keith. 2002.High and Mighty: SUV’s-the World’s Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way.Washington D. C.: Public Affairs.
Bradsher, Keith. 2003. “China Set to Act on Fuel Economy.” New York Times. Nov. 18.
Brain, Marshall. How the Hydrogen Economy Works.
Brain, Marshall. How Nuclear Power Works.
British Petroleum (BP). Annual.BP Statistical Review of World Energy. London: Group Media and Publications.
British Petroleum (BP) Solar.
Brown, Jerry, et al. 2007. Freedom from Mid-East Oil.Ojai, Calif.: WorldBusinessAcademy.
Brown, Jerry, et al. 2007. “Is the Hydrogen Age Just Around the Corner?” AlterNet, December 28,
Brown, Lester R. 2003.COAL: U.S. Promotes While Canada and Europe Move Beyond. Earth Policy Institute. Dec. 3.
Brown, Lester R. 2004. The Short Path to Oil Independence: Gas-electric Hybrids and Wind Power Offer Winning Combination. Washington, D. C.: Earth Policy Institute.
Brown, Lester R. 2007.Is World Oil Production Peaking? Earth Policy Institute. Nov. 15.
Buchanan, Peter, and Kenneth Frampton. 2005.Ten Shades of Green: Architecture and the Natural World.New York: W. W. Norton.
Building Green.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Bureau of Atomic Tourism: Tour of the Nation’s Nuclear Legacy.
Burkett, Elinor. 2003. “A Mighty Wind.” New York Times Magazine, June 15.
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Caldicott, Helen. 2007. Nuclear Power is Not the Answer. New York:New Press.
California Energy Commission.
California Energy Commission. Energy Quest.
Campbell, Colin J. 2004.The Coming Oil Crisis. Brentwood Essex, UK: Multi-Science Publishing.
Capello, Robert, et al. 1999.Sustainable Cities and Energy Policies.New York: Springer
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Carey, John. 2003. “Taming The Oil Beast.” Business Week, February 24, 96.
Car-free Cities.
Carless, Jennifer. 1993.Renewable Energy: A Concise Guide to Green Alternatives. New York: Walker.
Car-Ruffino, Norma, and John Acheson. 2007. “The Hybrid Phenomenon.” The Futurist, July-August, 16-22.
Car Sharing
Center for Defense Information. 2001. Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Safe from Terrorists. Oct. 1.
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology.Renewable Energy Policy Project.
Center for Sustainable Systems.Buildings
Center for Sustainable Systems.Renewable Energy Projects.
Chambers, Ann, et al. 2001. Distributed Generation: A Nontechnical Guide.Tulsa, Okla.: Pennwell.
Chang, Kenneth, 2004. “Experts Say New Desktop Fusion Claims Seem More Credible.” New York Times, March 3.
Chang, Kenneth, 2004. “U.S. Will Give Cold Fusion Second Look, After 15 Years.” New York Times, March 24.
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Charman, Karen. 2006. “Brave Nuclear World, Part 1.”World Watch, May/June, 26-31.
Charman, Karen. 2006. “Brave Nuclear World, Part 2.”World Watch, July/August, 12-18.
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Chiras, Daniel D. 2004. The New Ecological Home: A Compete Guide to GreenBuilding Options. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green.
Chiras, Daniel D. 2006.The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence Through Solar, Wind, Biomass, and Hydropower. GabriolaIsland, B. C., Canada: New Society.
Chow, Jeffrey, et al. 2003. “Energy Resources and Global Development.” Science, vol. 302, 1528.
Cipiti, Ben. 2007. The Energy Construct: Achieving a Clean, Domestic, and Economical Energy Future. Amazon.com: Book Surge.
Clean Car Campaign. Fuel Economy
Clean Car Campaign.2004. Hybrids.
ClimateArk—Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation Portal.
Coal Utilization Research Council. What Is Clean Coal Technology?
Climate Solutions.
Coley, D. 2007. Energy and the Global Environment.Hoboken, N. J.: Wiley.
ColumbiaUniversity. U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection.
Colwell, Dara. 2007. “Green Roofs: Building for the Future.” AlterNet, Mar. 6.
Congressional Research Service. 1998. Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel.
Congressional Research Service. 2007. Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal.
Cool Companies. Cutting Pollution and Saving Money with Clean Efficient Energy Technology.
Consumer Reports. 2006. “The Ethanol Myth.” October,15-19.
Corbett, Judy, and Michael Corbett. 1999.Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning from Village Homes. Washington, D. C.: Island Press.
Cravens, Gwyneth, and Richard Rhodes. 2007. Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy.New York: Knopf.
Crawford, J. H. 2000.Carfree Cities.Utrecht, Germany: International Books.
Crowley, Kevin D., and John F. Ahearne. 2002. “Managing the Environmental Legacy of U.S. Nuclear-Weapons Production.” American Scientist, vol. 90, November-December, 514.
D’Agnese, Joseph. 2007. “Wind: The Farmer’s New Cash Crop.” E Magazine, June 23.
Danaher, Kevin, et al. 2007. “How to Build a Local Energy Economy.” AlterNet, Oct. 30.
Danish Wind Industry Association.
Darley, Julian. 2004.High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green.
Darley, Julian, et al, 2005. Relocalize Now: Getting Ready for Climate Change and the End of Cheap Oil—A Post Carbon Guide. GabriolaIsland, B. C., Canada: New Society.
da Rosa, Aldo V. 2005.Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes. New York: Academic Press.
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy.
Davis, Scott. 2004. Micohydro: Clean Power from Water. GabriolaIsland, B. C., Canada: New Society.
Dean, Angela M. 2003. Green By Design: Creating a Home for Sustainable Living.Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith.
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Editors of Fine Homebuilding, 1999. Energy-EfficientBuilding: The Best of Fine Homebuilding.Newtown, Conn.: Taunton.
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Energy Star.
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Energy Story. Fossil Fuels: Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas.
Envirolink: The Online Environmental Community: Alternative Fuels.
Envirolink: The Online Environmental Community: Energy.
Envirolink: The Online Environmental Community: GreenBuilding Design.
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Environmental Literacy Council. Energy.
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Fairley, Peter. 2001. "A Smarter Power Grid." Technology Review, July/August, 41.
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