ocean energy resources

Explores how scientists are using the oceans' waves to generate electricity as an alternative, renewable energy source.

Photographs, illustrations, and text introduce readers to energy conservation and the power of water as an energy source.

Discusses the possibilities of generating electrical power from the world's oceans and of extracting natural gas from ocean kelp farms.

Discusses various means and reasons for undersea exploration, including economic, military, and recreational use of the seas, and warns against the dangers of overexploitation.

Contains thirteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on the potential of wave and tidal power, the threats they may pose, and the possibility that wave and tidal power companies might secure a significant portion of the renewable energy market.