Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full color illustrations, this title examines U.S. and world problems associated with oil, natural gas, biodiesel, nuclear energy, solar power, wind farms, and other energy sources.
Examines mankind's dependence on fossil fuels through scenarios that describe life without such items as oil heaters and gasoline powered cars, and describes alternative energy sources and other ways to prepare for this possible future.
Describes the availability and uses of various fuels including petrol, diesel, gas, wood, and coal, and discusses the future prospects of these as power resources.
Addresses the issue of energy waste, explains how energy is used and where it comes from, describes nonrenewable and renewable energy sources, looks at how people waste energy, and suggests ways for reducing and recycling energy.
Reviews the causes and effects of some major blackouts, from the 1965 power outage that affected much of New England to the 2001 rolling blackouts in California, focusing on the 1977 blackout in New York City that lasted over twenty-five hours.
