Alternative energy / Brian C. Black and Richard Flarend.

By: Black, Brian, 1966-Contributor(s): Flarend, RichardMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Historical guides to controversial issues in America: Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press, 2010Description: (xx, 222 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceSubject(s): Power resources -- United States | Renewable energy sources -- United States | Energy policy -- United States | Environmental Studies | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- Alternative & Renewable | Energy policy | Power resources | Renewable energy sources | United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Alternative energy.DDC classification: 333.79/40973 LOC classification: TJ163.25.U6 | B58 2010Online resources: Image | eBook available for Durham College via EBSCOhost. Click link to access
Contents:
Human society's need for energy -- The Industrial Revolution and humans' high-energy existence -- Against the American grain : paths taken, paths declined -- The 1970s initiate an energy transition -- Assessing renewable and alternative energy technologies -- Redefining alternatives.
Summary: Explores the ongoing debate over alternative energy that gathered strength in the 20th century, showing how that debate mirrors larger attitudes toward energy and consumption.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human society's need for energy -- The Industrial Revolution and humans' high-energy existence -- Against the American grain : paths taken, paths declined -- The 1970s initiate an energy transition -- Assessing renewable and alternative energy technologies -- Redefining alternatives.

Explores the ongoing debate over alternative energy that gathered strength in the 20th century, showing how that debate mirrors larger attitudes toward energy and consumption.

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