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Preface | p. xiii |
A Changing Planet | p. 1 |
High-Energy Society | p. 22 |
Energy: A Closer Look | p. 37 |
Energy and Heat | p. 68 |
Fossil Fuel Energy | p. 105 |
Environmental Impacts of Fossil Fuels | p. 143 |
Nuclear Energy | p. 177 |
Energy from Earth and Moon | p. 224 |
Direct from the Sun: Solar Energy | p. 251 |
Indirect from the Sun: Water, Wind, Biomass | p. 292 |
Hydrogen Futures? | p. 332 |
Keeping Warm: The Science of Climate | p. 356 |
Forcing the Climate | p. 377 |
Is Earth Warming? | p. 403 |
Future Climates | p. 426 |
Energy and Climate: Breaking the Link | p. 456 |
Appendix | p. 483 |
Glossary | p. 489 |
Suggested Readings | p. 501 |
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises | p. 507 |
Credits and Data Sources | p. 509 |
Index | p. 521 |
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