"[Looks at] the race for the United States to become energy independent . . . [Teaches readers] about the energy sources used throughout the United States and efforts to become less dependent on foreign countries for energy"--Provided by publisher.

"Numerous laws - including the Green New Deal - have been proposed or passed in cities, states, and countries to transition from fossil fuels to 100% clean, renewable energy in order to address climate change, air pollution, and energy insecurity. This textbook lays out the science, technology, economics, policy, and social aspects of such transitions. It discusses the renewable electricity and heat generating technologies needed; the electricity,...

"Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the forces that move things - from pushing, pulling, and pedaling, and using the forces of wind, water, and snow, all to make things go - and stop!"

Presents information about different forms of energy, how human beings use it, the problems that the use of certain energy sources can cause, and how to reduce negative effects on the environment by conserving energy and using renewable energy resources.

This program stresses the importance of caring for our environment and provides an overview of multiple energy sources such as biomass and solar energy. It documents how some states are trying to enact laws that require local power plants to increase their power provided by renewable energy. To preserve our planet's health, scientists explore green projects involving ecologically friendly architecture and sustainable communities with solar homes and...

Discusses the pros and cons of solar power as an alternative energy source: what it is, how it works, and its environmental impact, cost, history, and future.

"On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever measured in Japan occurred off the northeast coast. It triggered a tsunami with a wall of water 128 feet high. The tsunami damaged the nuclear power plant in Fukushima triggering the nightmare scenario, a nuclear meltdown. For six days, employees at the plant worked to contain the meltdown and disaster workers scoured the surrounding flooded area for survivors. This book examines the science behind such...

Learning to incorporate a variety of eco-friendly energy sources into our businesses and homes will make Earth a better place to live. This program explores photovoltaics, the design behind wind turbine technology and the creative processes behind vehicles in the American Solar Car Race. Zero energy houses of the future will use many of these technologies to produce more energy than they consume. Renewable energy technologies are important for the...

Introduces the concept of energy, describing the difference between potential and kinetic energy and detailing such types as heat, sound, light, chemical energy, and electricity.

"This book details the history, current uses, and potential future applications of solar energy."--