World Energy Crisis: A Reference Handbook

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This book provides a historical background for the world's current energy problems, describing how the Industrial Revolution has led us to the impending end of the "Age of Fossil Fuels," and describes possible solutions for averting a global crisis. World Energy Crisis: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough investigation of a controversial topic: our current global energy situation, and what actions should be taken to prevent a crippling fuel-supply catastrophe in the future. The book presents a historical background for current energy problems that discusses the supply and consumption of various forms of energy at different periods of history, covering the evolution of energy use in civilization beginning with human muscle power, the successive eras of mechanized industry and transportation, and our current dependence on fossil fuels. The author explains geopolitical factors regarding energy; details controversial new ways of extending the fossil fuel supply, including the exploitation of tar sands and oil shale as well as new technologies like hydraulic fracturing; and examines the various environmental concerns that are integral to extracting energy from natural resourcesand the results of consuming them.

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Easy to read and informative, World Energy Crisis: A Reference Handbook is a great place to start your research on this divisive topic. * Booklist *
All in all, this handbook makes a wonderful resource for those starting research on energy-related topics. Highly recommended. * Choice *
The inclusion of the current state of energy, along with statistical data, contributes to the value as a single source of coverage on the problems the world faces today meeting its increasing energy demands. * ARBA *

Author Bio

David E. Newton is the author of more than 400 textbooks, encyclopedias, workbooks, and other educational materials, primarily in the field of science and math.