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Title Oil / Crystal McCage, book editor.

Publication Info. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2007]
©2007
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 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Young Adult  YA 333.82 OIL    Check Shelf
Description 138 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series Fueling the future
Fueling the future.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword -- Introduction-- ch. 1. The history of oil -- 1. The early uses of oil / Wayne M. Pafko -- 2. The construction of the first oil well / Brian Black -- 3. How America's fascination with cars led to oil dependence / Matthew Yeomans -- 4. Marion King Hubbert predicts the end of the oil age / David Goodstein -- ch. 2. Does oil harm the environment? -- 1. The burning of oil causes global warming / Ross Gelbspan -- 2. The link between oil use and global warming is a myth / David Bellamy -- 3. Oil drilling should be allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge / Arctic Power -- 4. Oil drilling should not be allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge / Natural Resources Defense Council -- 5. Oil spills are a serious problem / Page Spencer -- 6. Oil spills are rare / Battelle Environmental Updates -- ch. 3. Is oil a viable energy source for the future? -- 1. The world will run out of oil / Paul Craig Roberts -- 2. The world will not run out of oil / Julian L. Simon -- 3. American should transistion from oil to renewable energy / Stephen Leeb and Donna Leeb -- 4. A transition to renewable energy is impractical / Peter W. Huber and Mark P. Mills -- Facts about oil -- Glossary -- Chronology-- For further reading -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the editor.
Summary Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using oil and it's derivatives as sources of energy.
Subject Petroleum as fuel -- History.
Petroleum as fuel -- Environmental aspects.
Renewable energy sources.
Petroleum as fuel.
Added Author McCage, Crystal.
ISBN 9780737735888 alkaline paper
0737735880 alkaline paper
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