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Steam Engine Design
Steam Engine Design
by ICS
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Conceptually, steam engines and internal combustion engines for that matter, are quite simple. Valves admit steam or a fuel/air mixture into a cylinder where hot gases push against a piston that turns a crankshaft. Many people are interested in... (read more)

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The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy
The Emperor's New Hydrogen Economy
by Darryl McMahon
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The perfect storm is approaching for energy in North America. World peak oil production has arrived. North American peak natural gas production is knocking on the door. The electrical generation and transmission system is suffering from years of under... (read more)

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How To Be Energy Efficient
How To Be Energy Efficient
by H A Rasheed
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No changing of habits required nor lots of spending on high tech gadgets to achieve energy independence. Illustrated and written with the general public in mind by H. A. Rasheed who worked as a Systems Analyst and Process Engineer at a major Fortune 100... (read more)

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Energy Use and the Environment
Energy Use and the Environment
by F Pet Winteringham
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Energy Use and the Environment presents a contemporary view of such topics as current energy technology and energy types, including nuclear power, solar power, fossil-carbon based energy, and biomass fuels; research and development needs; the greenhouse... (read more)

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Soul Federation
Soul Federation
by Toshio Suzuki
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Basic topic of this book is to advocate the establishment of World Federation and World Government and to consider the philosophy on how we can be happy. As for the establishment of World Federation and World Government, benefits of World Federation and... (read more)

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Why Your Gasoline Prices Are High
Why Your Gasoline Prices Are High
by Jr. Graham, Seldon B
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US oil production has been plunging downward since 1986. The result is that gasoline prices have been going up. If you do not like high gasoline prices, this book is for you.... (read more)

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Internal Combustion: How Corporations and Governments Addicted the World to Oil and Derailed the Alternatives
Internal Combustion: How Corporations and Governments Addicted the World to Oil and Derailed the Alternatives
by Edwin Black
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Internal Combustion is the compelling tale of corruption and manipulation that subjected the U.S. and the world to an oil addiction that could have been avoided, that was never necessary, and that could be ended not in ten years, not in five years, but... (read more)

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Powering the Future: The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World
Powering the Future: The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World
by Tom Koppel
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Powering the Future tells the intriguing story of a tiny high-tech research company that developed one of the few truly revolutionary and transforming technologies of our era. Today, Ballard Power Systems is the world leader in fuel cell technology... (read more)

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The Coming Crisis: Nuclear Proliferation, U.S. Interests, and World Order (Bcsia Studies in International Security)
The Coming Crisis: Nuclear Proliferation, U.S. Interests, and World Order (Bcsia Studies in International Security)
by Victor A Utgoff
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How will continued proliferation of nuclear weapons change the global political order? This collection of essays comes to conclusions at odds with the conventional wisdom. Stephen Rosen and Barry Posen explore how nuclear proliferation may affect US... (read more)

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Problem of Increasing Human Energy
Problem of Increasing Human Energy
by Nikola Tesla
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Part philosophical ponderings on humanity's relationship to the universe, part scientific extrapolation on what technological advancement might bring to that understanding, this long essay, first published in Century Illustrated Magazine in June 1900, is... (read more)

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Saving Energy, Growing Jobs: How Environmental Protection Promotes Economic Growth, Profitability, Innovation, and Competition
Saving Energy, Growing Jobs: How Environmental Protection Promotes Economic Growth, Profitability, Innovation, and Competition
by David B Goldstein
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The idea that we must choose between a healthy environment and a healthy economy is a myth, says David Goldstein. Not only do well-conceived environmental regulations create more jobs, in the long run they contribute to more efficient designs and less... (read more)

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Powering Our Future
Powering Our Future
by Alternative Energy Institute
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With nearly all of the world's energy consumption dependent on non-renewable resources,Powering Our Future challenges consumers to support changes that will create sustainable energy in the future. The four biggest energy sources-oil, natural gas, coal... (read more)

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Energy and the Rise and Fall of Political Economy
Energy and the Rise and Fall of Political Economy
by Bernard C Beaudreau
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The First and Second Industrial Revolutions were about energy: steam power revolutionized 19th-century Great Britain and electric power revolutionized 20th-century America. Yet political economy, the science of wealth born of the First Industrial... (read more)

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The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security Vs. Climate Change
The Canadian Oil Sands: Energy Security Vs. Climate Change
by Michael A. Levi
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It has become popular to argue that American energy security and climate change challenges can be solved by a series of "win-win" policies that tackle both problems at once. A look at the future of the Canadian oil sands calls that belief into question... (read more)

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Matter and Energy
Matter and Energy
by Carol U Beatty
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Within the pages of MATTER AND ENERGY you will find... (read more)

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Nuclear Power's Role in Generating Electricity
Nuclear Power's Role in Generating Electricity
by Justin Robert Falk
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This study assesses the commercial viability of advanced nuclear technology as a means of meeting future demand for electricity by comparing the costs of producing electricity from different sources under varying circumstances. The Congressional Budget... (read more)

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The Problem of Increasing Human Energy: With Special Reference to the Harnessing of the Sun's Energy
The Problem of Increasing Human Energy: With Special Reference to the Harnessing of the Sun's Energy
by Nikola Tesla
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Part philosophical ponderings on humanity's relationship to the universe, part scientific extrapolation on what technological advancement might bring to that understanding, this long essay, first published in Century Illustrated Magazine in June 1900, is... (read more)

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Reassessing the Implications of a Nuclear-armed Iran
Reassessing the Implications of a Nuclear-armed Iran
by Judith S Yaphe
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Can the United States live with a nuclear-armed Iran?  Despite strong policy preferences to the contrary, Washington may have little choice.   Evidence suggests, and most scholars agree, that Iran is working toward self-sufficiency in a... (read more)

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Windmills and Wind Motors: How to Build and Run Them
Windmills and Wind Motors: How to Build and Run Them
by P E Powell
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Learn about different types of turn-of-the-century windmills, some of them unusual. Build a model tower windmill similar to those in Holland. Build a real power-producing windmill with three foot diameter sails. Build a 6 foot diameter windmill capable... (read more)

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Significant Issues #27: China's Energy Future: The Middle Kingdom Seeks Its Place in the Sun
Significant Issues #27: China's Energy Future: The Middle Kingdom Seeks Its Place in the Sun
by Robert E Ebel
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Ebel (Center for Strategic and International Studies), a seasoned expert on energy strategy (particularly of the former Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf), presents a succinct guide to China's current energy situation and the challenges of finding the... (read more)

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