Energy and environment. Scientific American.

Siever, Raymond.
Scientific American.

1980

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ENERGY: THE SOCIETAL SETTING. Introduction. World Resources and the World Middle Class. World Oil Production. World oal Production. Energy Policy in the U.S.. ENERGY SOURCES: WHAT LIES IN THE FUTURE?. Introction. Oil and Gas from Coal. The Necessity of Fission Power. Natural-Uranium Heavy-Water Reactors. ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF FOSSIL FUELS. Introduction. The Carbon Dioxide Question. Nighttime Images of the Earth from Space. The Importation of Liquefied Natural Gas. Pelagic Tar. The Strip-Mining of Western coal. ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY. Introduction. The Disposal of Radioactive Wastes from Fission Reactors. The Reprocessing of Nuclear Fuels. The Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Nuclear Power, Nuclear Weapons and International Stability. BIBLIOGRAPHIES.

Presenta ilus. y gráfs.

GENERAL; ENERGIA; MEDIO AMBIENTE; RECURSOS ENERGETICOS; COMBUSTIBLES FOSILES; ENERGIA NUCLEAR; POLITICA ENERGETICA;