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1 online resource (324 pages) |
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Contents; The Authors; List of Exhibits; Some Common Energy Conversion Factors; Symbols and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; PART I: ENERGY USE; Chapter 2 Historical Energy Development and Future Dilemmas; Chapter 3 Energy Today; Chapter 4 Energy Needs to 2050; PART II: ENERGY RESOURCES; Chapter 5 Our Energy Inheritance: Fossil Fuels; Chapter 6 Our Energy Inheritance: Nuclear Power; Chapter 7 Our Energy Income: Geothermal, Hydropower, Wind, Solar, and Biomass; PART III: THE PATH FORWARD; Chapter 8 Energy Efficiency and Conservation; Chapter 9 The Path Forward; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G. |
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Hi; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w; y; z. |
| Summary |
One cubic mile of oil (CMO) corresponds very closely to the world's current total annual consumption of crude oil. The world's total annual energy consumption - from all energy sources- is currently 3.0 CMO. By the middle of this century the world will need between 6 and 9 CMO of energy per year to provide for its citizens. Adequate energy is needed remove the scourge of poverty and provide food, clothing, and shelter for the people around the world, and more will be needed for measures to mitigate the potential effects of climate change such as building dikes and desalinating water. A Cubic M. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Energy policy.
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Energy policy. |
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Petroleum reserves.
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Petroleum reserves. |
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Power resources.
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Power resources. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Kinderman, Edwin.
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Malhotra, Ripudaman.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crane, Hewitt. A Cubic Mile of Oil : Realities and Options for Averting the Looming Global Energy Crisis. Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, ©2010 9780195325546 |
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9780199717040 |
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0199717044 |
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9780195325546 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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0195325540 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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9786612613364 |
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