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Week of June 23, 2008

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
News Items: As oil and gas prices continue to rise, many people are looking into alternative energy resources as a way of understanding the problem and preserving the environment. To learn more, see the following titles.

 

Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility
By Christopher A. Simon. Rowman & Littlefield, 2007
Call Number: HD9502 .U52 S544 2007

Alternative Fuels: The Future of Hydrogen
By Michael A. Hordeski. Fairmont Press, 2007
Call Number: TP359 .H8 H67 2007

Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Petroleum Dependency
By Michael T. Klare. Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Co., 2004
Call Number: HD8455 0K58 2004 (At Jupiter - May be Borrowed using ILL services)

Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths
Edited by Benjamin K. Sovacool and Marilyn A. Brown. Springer, 2007
Cal Number: HD9502 .U52 E445 2007

Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Resources
By Roy L. Neresian. Sharpe, 2007
Call Number: HD9502 .A2 N465 2007

Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil
By Robert Zubrin. Prometheus Books, 2007
Call Number: TP358 .Z83 2007

Energy War (DVD)
Produced by Backlight for VPRO Television
Call Number: HD9502 .A2 E59 2007 (In Boca Raton Media Center)

Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Edited by Frank Kreith and D. Yogi Goswami
Call Number: Available online through NetLibrary

Leading by Example: How We Can Inspire an Energy and Security Revolution
By Bill Richardson. Wiley, 2008
Call Number: HF9502 .U52 R49 2007

Nuclear Energy Now: Why the Time Has Come for the WOrld's Most Misunderstood Energy Source
By Alan M. Herbst and George W. Hopley. John Wiley and Sons, 2007
Call NUmber: HD9698 .U52 H46 2007 (At Jupiter - May be Borrowed using ILL services)

Nuclear Power is Not the Answer
By Helen Caldicott. New Press, 2006
Call Number: HD9698 .U52 C33 2006

Renewable Resources and Renewable Energy: A Global Challenge
Edited by Mauro Graziani and Paolo Fornasiero. CRC Press, 2007
Call Number: Available online through Engnetbase.com

Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges
Edited by Herbert Girardet. Earthscan, 2007
Call Number: HC79 .E5 S86453 2007

Please check the Catalog for availability.
All titles are held at the S.E. Wimberly Library unless otherwise noted.

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