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Provides information on the world of energy, including nuclear power, green power, solar power, and more

As readers progress through this accessible yet informative volume, theyll encounter information about renewable resources, sustainable development, population growth, energy resources, and ecological footprints. Case studies, graphs, and color photos enhance the learning experience. A spread of facts and figures, plus a glossary, reading and Web site list, and an index make this volume useful for report writers.

"Green is the new red, white, and blue," Thomas Friedman declares, and proposes that a national strategy is needed to save the planet and to make America healthier, richer, more innovative, more productive, and more secure. Green-oriented practices and technologies are the only way to mitigate climate change and the best way to "reknit America at home, reconnect America abroad, retool America for the new century, and restore America to its natural...

Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users. And this is a good thing--our mastery of energy is what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom and has allowed us to be the dominant species on the planet. However, this mastery comes with a price: we are changing our environment in a profoundly negative way by heating it up. Using one engaging story after another, coupled with accessible scientific facts, world authority Richard...