| Description |
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Fueling the future |
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Fueling the future.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- ch. 1. The development of wind power -- 1. Ancient sails harness the wind / Leo Block -- 2. How windmills helped the Dutch reclaim the Netherlands / Suzanne Beedell -- 3. How windmills helped pioneers settle the American Southwest / T. Lindsay Baker -- ch. 2. Does wind power benefit the environment? -- 1. Wind turbines kill too many birds / Andrew Chapman -- 2. Wind turbines kill relatively few birds / Mick Sagrillo -- 3. A Cape Cod wind farm would harm the environment / Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- 4. A Cape Cod wind farm would benefit the environment / Cape Wind -- ch. 3. Can wind energy fuel the future? -- 1. Wind energy can meet American's future energy needs / John Dunlop and Mike Sloan, interviewed by Ira Flatow -- 2. Wind energy is too expensive / Neil Hrab -- 3. Wind will become the world's leading energy source / Lester R. Brown -- 4. Wind power may drive the hydrogen fuel revolution / Dawn Levy -- Facts about wind -- Glossary -- Chronology -- For further reading -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the editor. |
| Summary |
Examines wind power and how it can benefit the environment. |
| Subject |
Wind power -- Juvenile literature.
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Wind power.
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| Added Author |
Naff, Clay Farris.
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| ISBN |
0737735805 |
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9780737735802 |
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