Renewable and Alternative Energy
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With growing populations across the world consuming Earth's limited oil and natural gas reserves, the environmental and economic toll of energy dependence becomes an increasingly global concern. The development of renewable forms of energy, solar, wind, water, and geothermal, to name a few, offers alternatives to fossil fuels. Consumers are embracing these new modes of energy delivery and use. This extensive volume examines the possibility of a cleaner and more energy efficient future by detailing the historic and emerging technologies behind some the most promising alternative resources.
Series: Energy: Past, Present, and Future
Interest Level: Grades 9-12
Guided Reading Level: Z
Lexile Level: 1430
ISBN: 9781615305384 (E-book)
Copyright: ©2012
Pages: 114