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Geofuels : energy and the earth / Alan R. Carroll

Author
Carroll, Alan R.
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 362 pages)
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Contents
Introduction -- The living earth -- Warmed from above : solar energy -- Wind, water, and waves : energy from the fluid earth -- Covered with green : biofuels basics -- Fossil farming : the geologic underpinnings of biofuels -- The light of an ancient sun : fossil fuel origins -- Digging for daylight : coal and oil shale -- Skimming the cream : conventional oil and gas -- Stuck in the mud : fossil fuels that fail to flow -- Petrified petroleum : oil sand and gas hydrate -- Water, water, everywhere -- Primordial power : geothermal and nuclear -- Out of sight, out of mind : geologic waste disposal -- How long is forever? : energy and time -- Conclusions.
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ISBN
9781139047685 electronic bk.
113904768X electronic bk.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2014
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Paterno Libraries Endowment
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