Killer Energy

Author : Nick Arnold
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407146238
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horrible Science: Killer Energy written by Nick Arnold and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killer Energy is full of the most crazy, gory and horrible facts about energy! Find out all the gruesome details of why space loos spray out frozen pee and which chilling chemical can preserve pets! Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of Horrible Science fans.

Author : David E. Newton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solar Energy written by David E. Newton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an outstanding single-volume resource on the topic of solar energy for young adults and general audiences. While how much longer the world's supply of fossil fuels will last is debatable, it is a fact that the fossil fuels that we depend on so heavily today are non-renewable resources that will inevitably be exhausted—making the need to shift to alternative sources of energy such as solar extremely important. Solar Energy: A Reference Handbook presents encyclopedic coverage of the social, political, economic, and environmental issues associated with the development and use of solar energy in the United States and around the world. This book provides an in-depth description of the ways solar power has been used for at least 2,000 years. It outlines how humankind has utilized various forms of energy from the sun by way of photovoltaic cells, concentrating or focusing solar power, active and passive solar heating, and other mechanisms; and provides perspectives on today's solar energy issues from a variety of subject experts. Readers will better understand not only the advantages and disadvantages of solar power but also the critical nature of energy production to sustaining life on earth, thereby underscoring the importance of developing solar power and other alternative sources of energy to meet the world's energy needs in coming decades. The book also includes profiles of key individuals and organizations related to the field of solar energy, a chronology of important events in the history of solar energy, and a glossary that defines the key terms used in discussing the topic of solar energy.

Author : Roy Innis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780936783529
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy Keepers Energy Killers written by Roy Innis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy Keepers Energy Killers: The New Civil Right Battle exposes the wrongs done to the poor and minorities by environmental and political elites trying to eradicate fossil fuel production - coal, oil, and gas - supposedly to 'save the world from global warming.' Author Roy Innis, national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, shows how their wrongheaded policies price energy out of reach and violate the civil rights of all Americans, but hurt the poor and minorities worst. Innis demands an end to this 'energy racism' and calls for the opening of all federal lands - which belong to the disadvantaged as much as to well-funded environmental leaders - to more energy production in a sustained campaign to increase supply and lower prices. Innis reveals the flaws in global warming hysteria and makes the stunning fact clear in his 'Energy Reality' chart that so-called 'alternative energy' from wind and solar power actually provided less than one-half of one percent of America's energy needs in 2006.

Author : Nick Arnold
Publisher : SCHOLASTIC
ISBN 13 : 9780439992572
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Killer Energy written by Nick Arnold and published by SCHOLASTIC. This book was released on 2001 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 23rd title in the Horrible Science series has the usual gory details, such as why going to the loo in space can freeze your pee and which liquid chemical is used to preserve pets. Plus you can find out how your body turns stodgy school dinners into energy.

Author : Janet Mann
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226503417
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cetacean Societies written by Janet Mann and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Part review, part testament to extraordinary dedication, and part call to get involved, Cetacean Societies highlights the achievements of behavioral ecologists inspired by the challenges of cetaceans and committed to the exploration of a new world."—from the preface by Richard Wrangham Long-lived, slow to reproduce, and often hidden beneath the water's surface, whales and dolphins (cetaceans) have remained elusive subjects for scientific study even though they have fascinated humans for centuries. Until recently, much of what we knew about cetaceans came from commercial sources such as whalers and trainers for dolphin acts. Innovative research methods and persistent efforts, however, have begun to penetrate the depths to reveal tantalizing glimpses of the lives of these mammals in their natural habitats. Cetacean Societies presents the first comprehensive synthesis and review of these new studies. Groups of chapters focus on the history of cetacean behavioral research and methodology; state-of-the-art reviews of information on four of the most-studied species: bottlenose dolphins, killer whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales; and summaries of major topics, including group living, male and female reproductive strategies, communication, and conservation drawn from comparative research on a wide range of species. Written by some of the world's leading cetacean scientists, this landmark volume will benefit not just students of cetology but also researchers in other areas of behavioral and conservation ecology as well as anyone with a serious interest in the world of whales and dolphins. Contributors are Robin Baird, Phillip Clapham, Jenny Christal, Richard Connor, Janet Mann, Andrew Read, Randall Reeves, Amy Samuels, Peter Tyack, Linda Weilgart, Hal Whitehead, Randall S. Wells, and Richard Wrangham.

Author : Carol Ballard
Publisher : Britannica Digital Learning
ISBN 13 : 1615356320
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Heat and Cold written by Carol Ballard and published by Britannica Digital Learning. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Secrets of Heat and Cold, you will find out how heat is measured, what happens at absolute zero, and how refrigerators work.

Author : Baldassare Di Bartolo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461308992
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spectroscopy of Solid-State Laser-Type Materials written by Baldassare Di Bartolo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an account of the course "Spectroscopy of Solid-State Laser-Type Materials" held in Erice, Italy, from June 16 to 30, 1985. This meeting was organized by the International School of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of the "Ettore Majorana" Centre for Scientific Culture. The objective of the course was to present and examine the recent advances in spectroscopy and theoretical modelling relevant to the interpretation of luminescence and laser phenomena in several classes of solid-state materials. The available solid-state matrices (e.g. halides, oxides, glasses, semiconductors) and the full range of possible activators (transition ions, rare earth ions, post-transition ions, actinides, color centres) were considered. By bringing together specialists in the fields of solid-state luminescence and of solid-state laser materials, this course provided a much-needed forum for the critical . assessment of past developments in the R&D of solid-state lasers. Additional objectives of the meeting were to identify new classes of host/activator systems that show promise of laser operation; to alert researchers in solid-state luminescence to current technological needs for solid-state tunable lasers operating in the visible and infrared spectral regions; and generally to provide the scientific background for advanced work in solid state lasers. A total of 71 participants came from 54 laboratories and 21 nations (Austria, Belgium, Canada, F.R. of Germany, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, P.R. of China, Poland, Rumania, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.).

Author : Nick Arnold
Publisher : Hippo Bks
ISBN 13 : 9780439981712
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Killer Energy written by Nick Arnold and published by Hippo Bks. This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 23rd title in the Horrible Science series has the usual gory details, such as why going to the loo in space can freeze your pee and which liquid chemical is used to preserve pets. You can also find out how your body turns stodgy school dinners into energy.

Author : Nick Arnold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781407144498
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Author : Richard McGowan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatize This? written by Richard McGowan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an expert examination of the ideology and motives behind the privatization or the nationalization of an industry, based on real case studies. Is it always more effective and less expensive to use taxpayer dollars to engage private companies rather than have the government run enterprises itself? Do consumers always benefit from the privatization of services? What happens when privatization stops being an abstract, theoretical debate and is actually put to the test in the real world? Privatize This? Assessing the Opportunities and Costs of Privatization is the place to find out. Privatize This? provides a clear, easy-to-apply model for evaluating the pros and cons of the privatization process and then puts the model to work in examining nine real-world case studies—ranging from Spain's privatization of its cigarette industry to Pennsylvania's "state store system" for selling liquor. Throughout, the book focuses on the central issues of privatization—profit versus public good, protection from fraud and waste—while also showing how the recent economic upheaval has changed public opinion and public policy on privatization.