Alternative Energy (Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0313344841 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 222 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Black is associate professor in the departments of history and environmental studies at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA. Richard Flarend is associate professor of physics at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA.. He is the author of the Greenwood's Nature and the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Life (2006) and Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life (2006). Brian C
"Explores debates over alternative energy that have gathered force in this century" according to Midwest Book Review. Alternative Energy joins others in the 'Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America' series, and is designed to provide students with report and debate arguments in a sourcebook covering the problems and promise of alternative fuels. It comes from an associate professor in history and environmental studies and it explores debates over alternative energy that have gathered forc
An exceptionally timely volume that weighs the costs and benefits of alternative energy sources and their implications for reducing energy consumption.
"Alternative Energy joins others in the 'Historical Guides to Controversial issues in America' series, and is designed to provide students with report and debate arguments in a sourcebook covering the problems and promise of alternative fuels. It comes from an associate professor in history and environmental studies and it explores debates over alternative energy that have gathered force in this century." - Midwest Book Review"…this book will work extremely well for lower-level students, especially those writing papers or giving speeches on current topics, and those who may not have a technical background. Lower-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, and general readers." - Choice. Summing Up: Highly recommended