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The Economics of Renewable Energy in the Gulf /

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Environmental Science : Society, Nature, and Technology / by Akitsu, Takashiro

Table of Contents: “…Foundations of Energy Science -- 14. Fossil Fuel -- 15. Nuclear Power Generation -- 16. …”
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Education in Hegel by Tubbs, Nigel

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Self and other : life and death -- Education in Hegel in the history of philosophy -- Fossil fuel culture -- Education in Hegel in Derrida -- Education in Hegel in Levinas -- I-philosophy.…”
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Kivalina a climate change story / by Shearer, Christine

Table of Contents: “…. -- Blueprint for denial -- Shaping legality -- The industrial revolution and climate change. -- Fossilized fuels and U.S. power -- Global what? -- Kivalina. -- The human face of global warming -- Relocation in a neoliberal state.…”
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SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON CAPTURE : climate change aspects. by Birdi, K. S., 1934-

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Sustainability in the chemical industry grand challenges and research needs : a workshop report /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Enabling science and technology that drives the application of sustainable chemistry -- New chemistries and processes that lead to commercially viable alternative feedstocks to fossil fuels -- Addressing the energy intensity of the chemical and allied process industry -- Sustainability science literacy and education that enables the adoption of more sustainable practices in the chemical industry -- Conclusions and recommendations.…”
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Advances in Carbon Management Technologies.

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Our dying planet an ecologist's view of the crisis we face / by Sale, Peter F.

Table of Contents: “…Information : what we are doing to our world: Overfishing ; Removing forests ; Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine ; The perilous future for coral reefs -- Understanding : why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem: The problem of shifting baselines ; Our unrealistic belief in the balance of nature -- Moving forward : why it matters and what we need to do: What loss of ecological complexity means for the world ; Reducing our use of fossil fuels ; Slowing growth of the hum.…”
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Global energy innovation why America must lead / by Clark, Woodrow W.

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Fuel Processing and Energy Utilization /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Fossil Fuels versus Biofuels: Perspectives on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Consumptions, and Projections; Chapter 2: An Overview of Fossil Fuel and Biomass-Based Integrated Energy Systems: Co-firing, Co-combustion, Co-pyrolysis, Co-liquefaction, and Co-gasification; Chapter 3: Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Fuels and Value-Added Chemicals; Chapter 4: Production and Characterization of Biodiesel through Catalytic Routes…”
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Carbonaceous Materials and Future Energy : Clean and Renewable Energy Sources / by Dey, Ramendra Sundar, Purkait, Taniya, Kamboj, Navpreet, Das, Manisha

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Energy : its use and the environment / by Hinrichs, Roger, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone depletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.…”

Introduction to renewable power systems and the environment with R / by Acevedo, Miguel F.

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Environmental Systems, the Carbon Cycle, and Fossil Fuels -- chapter 3 Fundamentals of Direct Current Electric Circuits -- chapter 4 Thermodynamics -- chapter 5 Electrical Storage Elements, Basics of AC Circuits, and AC-DC Conversion -- chapter 6 More Thermodynamics State Functions: Entropy, Enthalpy, and Free Energy -- chapter 7 Coal- and Steam-Based Processes -- chapter 8 Alternating Current (AC) Circuits and Power -- chapter 9 Gas and Liquid Fuels: Gas Turbines and Combustion Engines -- chapter 10 Transformers and Three-Phase Circuits -- chapter 11 Power Systems and the Electric Power Grid -- chapter 12 Hydroelectric Power Generation -- chapter 13 Wind Resources and Wind Power -- chapter 14 Solar Power.…”
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Carbon capture, storage and utilization a possible climate change solution for energy industry /

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The Business of Mining : Mineral Project Valuation / by Jones, Odwyn, Lilford, Eric, Chan, Felix

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A declaration of energy independence how freedom from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the environment / by Hakes, Jay E.

Table of Contents: “…America's plunge into reliance on foreign oil -- A forgotten victory gives hope : how America solved its last energy crisis and cut oil imports in half -- Lapsing back into oil addiction : retreating from battle under presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush -- Blood and treasure : the heavy cost of dependence on Middle East oil -- Fossil fuels and global warming : a dangerous experiment with the planet -- The magic and limits of market-based solutions -- Seeing through the ideological blinders (of the right and the left) -- Pt. 2. …”
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Business battles in the US energy sector : lessons for a clean energy transition / by Downie, Christian

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A history of energy flows : from human labor to renewable power / by Penna, Anthony N.

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Advanced technologies in biodiesel : introduction to principles and emerging trends / by Islam, Aminul, Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin, Chan, Eng-Seng

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Advanced technologies in biodiesel : new advances in designed and optimized catalysts / by Islam, Aminul, Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin, Teo, Siow Hwa, Chan, Eng-Seng

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