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03366cam a2200313Ia 4500 |
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00007841 |
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OCoLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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200709111013 |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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061229s2006 miua b 001 0 eng d |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2006929510 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0737734086 (pbk.) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780737734089 (pbk.) |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MEA |
| Transcribing agency |
MEA |
| Modifying agency |
DPL |
| LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
333.794 |
| Item number |
A466, 2006 |
| LOCAL FREE-TEXT CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
333.794 |
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Alternat |
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2006 |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Alternative energy sources / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Darrin Gunkel, book editor. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Detroit : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Greenhaven Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2006. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
204 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Current controversies. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-198) and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Ch.1. Should alternative energy replace conventional energy? -- Yes, alternative energy should replace conventional energy: The world is running out of oil / Tony Black -- Fossil fuel use causes global warming / Mark Lynas -- Coal-fired power plants produce dangerous mercury emissions / Emily Figdor -- Poor nations need alternatives to fossil fuels / Christopher Flavin and Molly Hull Aeck -- No, alternative energy should not replace fossil fuels: World oil supplies are not running out / Daniel Yergin -- The threat of global warming is exaggerated / Jack M. Hollander -- Improved technologies make coal a clean fuel / U.S. Department of Energy -- Fossil fuel will help relieve global poverty / Philip Stott -- Ch.2. Do alternative energy sources benefit the environment? Yes, alternative energy sources can benfit the environment: Nuclear power benefits the environment / Patrick Moore -- Advances in hydropower technology can protect the environment / Jill Davis -- Wind farms can be designed to minimize bird and bat kills / Hillary Watts -- No, alternative energy sources harm the environment: Nuclear power threatens the environment / Helen Caldicott -- Damming rivers for hydroelectric power harms the environment / Tim Palmer -- Wind power causes too much environmental damage / Iain Murray -- Ch.3. Are alternative energy sources economical? -- Yes, alternative energy is economical: Wind power can benefit farmers and rural communities / U.S. Goverment Accountability Office -- Solar power is becoming more economical / Nancy Stauffer -- Geothermal heat pumps save consumers money / Jessica Worden -- No, alternative energy is too costly: Wind power is not economical / James M. Taylor -- Solar power is expensive / Kelly Spors -- Nuclear power is more costly than other energy sources / Pietro S. Nivola -- |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Ch.4. Should alternative fuels be pursued? -- Yes, alternative fuels should be pursued: Hydrogen fuel can power cars / Paul Strand -- Vegetable oil can replace diesel fuel / Mary DeDanan -- Ethanol can replace gasoline / Nathan Glasgow and Lena Hansen -- Plug-in gasoline-electric cars are efficient / J. William Moore -- No, alternative fuels should not be pursued: Hydrogen will not become a viable fuel for many years / Joseph J. Romm -- Vegetable oil should not replace conventional diesel fuel / Alexis Ziegler -- Ethanol has hidden costs / Ben Lieberman -- Gasoline-electric cars do not reduce fuel use / David Leonhardt. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Renewable energy sources. |
| ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gunkel, Darrin. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
333.79 ALT |
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314 |
