{"product_id":"world-energy-crisis-david-e-newton-9781610691475","title":"World Energy Crisis: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Energy Crisis: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 resources--and the results of consuming them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David E. Newton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610691474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610691475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013","brand":"David E. Newton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47305342222591,"sku":"9781610691475","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57f3a9df-18a1-456c-979a-3b40bab7ac15.jpg?v=1758830623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/world-energy-crisis-david-e-newton-9781610691475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}