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Alternative energy sources / Darrin Gunkel, book editor. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2006. Subjects Renewable energy sources. ISBN:  9780737734072 : 0737734078 : Series:  Current controversies Description:  204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Contents:  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 -- Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Liliha Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 333.794 Al Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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