The energy industry / Kristina Lyn Heitkamp, book editor. - First edition. - 200 pages ; 24 cm. - Current controversies . - Current controversies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-196) and index.

The energy debate: Fossil fuels versus renewable energy / The benefits of renewable energies far outweigh fossil fuels / Politicians stand in the way of a low-carbon economy / Oil subsidies - More material for climate change / Large-scale energy storage is a problem for renewable energy / Environmental impacts from wind energy / The footprint of renewables is larger than expected / The coal industry provides jobs to millions, but its future is uncertain / Coal carbon capture, use, and storage may be the golden ticket / The US hit the jackpot with coal / Coal carbon capture is a scam / Behind the scenes of coal / Coal miners become solar technicians / Nuclear energy is cleaner than coal and natural gas / Climate change: The case for nuclear energy / Nuclear energy innovation fights climate change / Nuclear waste is dirty and dangerous / Building nuclear plants takes years and is expensive / Nobody wants nuclear energy / Fracking controversy and communication / Domestic and cheap, natural gas makes sense / Natural gas is a clean transition fuel / When done right, fracking is safe / The environmental impact of natural gas / Engineers have an ethical responsibility when evaluating fracking risk / Fracking's environmental impacts: Water / Organizations to contact. Toni Pyke -- Union of Concerned Scientists -- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development -- Peter Erickson, Varun Sivaram -- Tom Murphy -- Union of Concerned Scientists -- Hans Verolme -- Benjamin von Brackel -- The World Coal Association -- Fred Beach -- Greenpeace -- Douglas Fischer -- Michael Renner -- Union of Concerned Scientists -- Luis Echavarri -- The International Atomic Energy Agency -- Union of Concerned Scientists -- Jim Green -- Ben Paulos -- Hilary Boudet, Christopher Clarke, Dylan Bugden, Edward Maibach, Connie Roser-Renouf, and Anthony Leiserowitz -- The Institute for Energy Research -- Fang-Yu Liang, Marta Ryvak, Sara Sayeed, Nick Zhao -- Jacquelyn Pless -- Union of Concerned Scientists -- Greenpeace --

Ages 14 and up.

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Power resources--Juvenile literature.
Renewable energy sources--Juvenile literature.
Sustainable engineering--Juvenile literature.
Energy industries--United States--Juvenile literature.
Energy policy--United States--Juvenile literature.
Energy industries.
Energy policy.
Power resources.
Renewable energy sources.
Sustainable engineering.


United States.


Juvenile works.

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