Energy

Examines energy use in homes and cities and the effects of building design and city planning on energy conservation.

Discusses industry, which provides our society with material benefits, while using vast amounts of energy in the process of manufacturing goods.

Describes the formation of gas, how it is discovered, processed, transported, stored, and the many ways in which it is used.

Discusses water, which covers three-quarters of the earth's surface, as a source of energy.

Discusses oil, a natural resource which is a primary source of energy and numerous important by-products.

Discusses the mining and transporting of coal, its uses and products, problems and difficulties associated with its use, and future technology.

Discusses the scientific and technological background and the advantages and disadvantages of the powerful and controversial form of energy released through the splitting of the atom.