Summary: Discover the latest thinking from solar enthusiasts and skeptics as it investigates cutting-edge research developments. The program introduces viewers to the scientists and businesspeople who are racing to make solar power practical.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SOLSummary: This program explores the pros and cons of California's controversial program to slash carbon dioxide emissions and promote energy efficiency, which could be adopted nationwide during the Obama administration.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Video 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIGKrupp, Fred.
Summary: Krupp, longtime president of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Horn present a stirring and hopeful call to arms as they feature the bold innovators and investors who are reinventing energy and the ways we use it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.042 KRUEwing, Rex A.
Summary: "Covers renewable energy options for grid-tied and off-grid homeowners, including solar energy (passive and active), wind power, microhydro energy, geothermal heat pumps, solar water heating, biomass heating, backup generators and pumping/storing water. Also examines energy conservation, system sizing/pricing, and tax incentives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 696 EWISummary: Documents the devastating consequences of the predominantly coal and nuclear powered economy in the southeastern United States. Solar panels, energy efficient lighting, and geothermal heating are a few of the solutions to reduce energy costs that are demonstrated by home owners and individuals representing businesses and government agencies.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: KilowattOurs.org 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KILOtfinoski, Steven
Summary: "Learn about the history of alternative energy and find out what it takes to make it in this exciting career field."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333 OTFTwidell, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor & Francis 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.042 TWISummary: "Energy is, without a doubt, the very foundation of the universe. It's the engine that powers life and fuels the evolution of human civilization. Yet for all its importance, what energy really is and how it works remains a mystery to most non-scientists. For example: Where does most of our energy come from, and how is it sourced? How do energy technologies, both primitive and cutting-edge,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 550 SCICall number: DVD 550 SCI
Ting, Jasmine
Summary: "Envision a brighter future with this STEM-based subset of True Books.We use a lot of energy to power our lives - from our homes and cars to our tablets and handheld games. The challenge facing us today is finding sustainable energy methods that will ensure a green future. There are seven different types of green energy - and they are the only types that don't pollute our Earth. We have learned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.79 TINStoyke, Godo
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 644 STOHardyman, Robyn
Summary: "In this . . . science book readers will find out why we burn fossil fuels, the harm it is causing, and why evolution in the geothermal industry could make it a powerful weapon in the fight to create a sustainable future."--Google books.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cheriton Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.44 HARRitchie, James D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Structures Pub. Co. 1980
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Summary: "From a young, award-winning scientist, a look at one of the most compelling and historic turning points of our time-the race to harness the power of the stars and produce controlled fusion, creating a practically unlimited supply of clean energy. The most important energy-making process in the universe takes place inside stars. The ability to duplicate that process in a lab, once thought out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 539.7 TURSummary: Presents various perspectives on the benefits of fossil fuels compared to renewable energy sources, featuring input from experts, politicians, the courts, advocacy groups, the media, and ordinary citizens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 333 CRIIwahara, Yuji
Summary: As the mad scientist Haruka Seameyer has transformed Loser's wife into a terrifying monster, the sprawling fight for the ultimate Coil known as "Genesis" barrels toward its climax. Those who have lost their past will discover that their history still has meaning.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMBrearley, Laurie
Summary: From rushing river currents to the waves that crash along coastlines, water power is all around us. For centuries, people have relied on the movement of water for transportation and a power source for simple machines. It can also be used to create the electricity we rely on every day. Readers will find out what makes water flow from one place to another, how dams and turbines are used to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.91 BREIwahara, Yuji
Summary: "Kyouma remains unconscious within a labyrinth of memories, and Mira must put everything on the line to protect him. Elsewhere on Easter Island, Loser and the American collector, Jason Chrysler, clash against a backdrop of corporate greed. Survival means getting one step closer to the identity of the mysterious "sphere" and the true events of the Second Coil War. But within the infinite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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Summary: The search for Genesis continues as Loser and Kyouma delve into the past, where the truth behind the events at Adrastea is revealed!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 DIMYergin, Daniel
Summary: "Recent changes in the global production and flow of energy have remade the world. In this book, the author reveals the forces shaping the future of energy, both renewable and fossil fuel. The New Map offers a new vision of the world's energy reserves and, therefore, the future of geopolitics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.79 YERSchaeffer, John
Summary: Covers power, conservation, and gear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gaiam 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.47 SCHHeinberg, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.8232 HEIDobson, Clive
Summary: Surveys the history of wind power and windmills, outlines the science that makes them work, and provides instructions for increasingly difficult projects that demonstrate each principle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books (U.S.) 2010