LEADER 03514nam a2200349Ii 4500 001 991003220009707536 008 070806s2002 ne ab sb 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780080440453 020 $a0080440452 035 $ab13650622-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazione$beng 082 04$a665.81$222 100 1 $aWilliams, Laurence O.$0627306 245 13$aAn end to global warming$h[e-book] /$cLaurence O. Williams 260 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston :$bPergamon,$c2002 300 $a209 p. :$bill. (some col.), col. maps ;$c25 cm 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 505 0 $aFossil fuels. Alternative energy sources. The energy source-nuclear fusion reactors. A chemical fuel is required. Hydrogen, the optimum fuel. The fusion-hydrogen energy system. Hydrogen as a transportation fuel. Oxygen-the beneficial by-product. Implementation. Synopsis. Index 520 $aThe 6+ billion inhabitants of earth aspire to higher standards of living. This takes energy. If fossil fuels continue to be the key source of energy their waste product, carbon dioxide, will produce disagreeable changes in the climate. Depletion of fossil fuels will cause the cost of energy and fuel based chemicals to spiral. Climate change and high fuel prices will thwart these aspirations and will increase the probability of lethal international conflicts over energy supplies. We must stop using fossil fuels.

Optimistically, we could switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources (solar, wind, etc.). Regrettably these sources are difficult to harvest and unreliable. They cannot, alone, serve as a base load energy supply for humanity. Fission nuclear power yields extremely hazardous waste for which no fully agreeable disposal method has been developed.

Laurence Williams applied aerospace systems analysis techniques to seek a new energy system. An End to Global Warming presents his results. He shows why we must stop using fossil fuels and evaluates a host of alternatives to arrive at a robust energy system that will modernize world energy production and protect the environment. A by-product of this system will ameliorate problems associated with supplying potable water and in processing waste. The nations that develop the system described in An End to Global Warming will be gifted with huge financial reward and the pride in knowing that they have preserved the earth for all mankind 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on Aug. 2, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aHydrogen as fuel 650 0$aPower resources 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 776 1 $cOriginal$z0080440452$z9780080440453$w(DLC) 2002072611$w(OCoLC)49901816 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080440453$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 41$zTable of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy054/2002072611.html 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0613/2002072611-d.html 907 $a.b13650622$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003220009707536 996 $aEnd to global warming$945640 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h3$i0