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Energy and the environment

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OSTI ID:20727641
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  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)
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Chapter headings are: Energy and the environment; Global energy use and supply including a section on coal reserves; Thermodynamic principles of energy conversion; Electrical energy generation, transmissions and storage; Fossil-fueled power plants; Nuclear-fueled power plants; Renewable energy; Transportation; Environmental effects of fossil fuel use; Global warning, which includes sections on greenhouse gas emissions and controlling CO{sub 2} emissions; and Concluding remarks. 1 app.

OSTI ID:
20727641
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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