Doeden, Matt.

Green energy : crucial gains or economic strains? / by Matt Doeden. - Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2010. - 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. - USA Today's debate: voices and perspectives .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The search for renewable energy -- A crude history of energy -- Global warming : threat or hype? -- Nuclear power : risk and reward -- Solar power : harnessing the sun -- Wind power : solution or nuisance? -- Biomass and biofuel : growing energy -- Water and earth : other alternatives -- Transportation energy : electric cars, hybrids, and fuel cells -- Going green -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Source notes.

ISBN: 9780761351122 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2009026121

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Power resources--United States.
Power resources--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Energy policy--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Renewable energy sources--United States.

LC Class. No.: TJ163.25.U6 / D64 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 333.79/4