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VIVA BOOKS PRIVATE LIMITED Encyclopedia of Energy and the Environment 6 Volume Set by John Tabak
Energy and the Environment is a six-volume set that examines the history technology science and environmental and social implications (including issues of Environmental justice) associated with the acquisition and production of energy. Designed to complement science curricula each volume describes comprehensively one or more sources of energy and the technology needed to make it useful. The books emphasize the science on which such technology is based the limitations of each technology the environmental effects of its use questions of availability and cost and the way that government policies and energy markets interact. Each Volume contains more than 40 color photographs and four-color line illustrations sidebars a chronology a list of acronyms a glossary a detailed list of print and Internet resources and an index. Energy and the Environment is essential for high school students teachers and general readers who wish to learn about the effects on society of large-scale energy production and consumption.