Gardening Sale!
 
 

Special Offers see all

Enter to WIN!

Weekly drawing for $100 credit. Subscribe to our Specials newsletter for a chance to win.
Privacy Policy

More at Powell's


Environmental Studies


spacer

Environmental Studies
Alternative Energy


There are 134 books in this aisle.
Browse the aisle by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.

Featured Titles in Environmental Studies - Alternative Energy
Page 1 of 7 next

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (P.S.)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (P.S.)
by William Kamkwamba
Publisher Comments
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small... (read more)

List Price $14.99
Your price: $6.50
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Secrets of Building an Alcohol Producing Still
Secrets of Building an Alcohol Producing Still
by Vincent R Gingery
Publisher Comments
An intelligent person knows that hoarding gasoline is not a solution to fuel shortages. An intelligent person finds alternative solutions, and this machine is just such a solution. Instead of trying to stockpile gasoline, you can make your own... (read more)

Your price: $12.95
New - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy
Power to Save the World: The Truth about Nuclear Energy
by Gwyneth Cravens
Publisher Comments
In this eye-opening work that is certain to spark debate and influence policy decisions that will affect generations to come, Cravens examines both sides of the controversial debate over nuclear energy, and seeks answers from a host of experts in... (read more)

List Price $26.00
Your price: $9.95
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Chasing the Sun: Solar Adventures Around the World
Chasing the Sun: Solar Adventures Around the World
by Neville Williams
Publisher Comments
If millions of people in the developing world can use solar power, why can’t we in North America? The question immediately arises from this fascinating account of the author’s 12-year quest to bring solar power and light to people in the... (read more)

List Price $18.95
Your price: $8.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


The Forbidden Fuel: A History of Power Alcohol
The Forbidden Fuel: A History of Power Alcohol
by Hal Bernton
Publisher Comments
The Forbidden Fuel is the definitive history of alcohol fuel, describing in colorful detail the emergence of alcohol fuel in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the political and economic forces behind its popularity, opposition, and eventual... (read more)

List Price $19.95
Your price: $6.95
Sale - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability
Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability
by Daniel Sperling
Publisher Comments
At present, there are roughly a billion motor vehicles in the world. Within twenty years, the number will double to 2 billion, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our... (read more)

List Price $24.95
Your price: $9.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Wind Power Basics (Green Energy Guide)
Wind Power Basics (Green Energy Guide)
by Dan Chiras
Publisher Comments
Wind energy is the fastest growing source of energy in the world, and by the year 2020 it is projected to supply at least 12 percent of global electrical demand. Wind Power Basics provides a clear understanding of wind and wind energy systems, including... (read more)

Your price: $12.95
New - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us
Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us
by Maggie Koerth Baker
Publisher Comments
What you need to know now about America's energy future We all know America has an energy problem—even if we can't all agree on what, specifically, the problem is. Rising costs, changing climate, peak oil, foreign oil, public safety—the... (read more)

List Price $27.95
Your price: $10.98
Sale - Hardcover

add to wish list


Harvest the Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
Harvest the Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability
by Philip Warburg
Publisher Comments
Winds sweeping through the Great Plains once robbed the Farm Belt of its future, stripping away overworked topsoil and creating the dreaded Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Today, those winds are bringing new hope to the declining rural communities of the central... (read more)

Your price: $19.00
New - Trade Paper

add to wish list


The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth
The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth
by Jeremy Rifkin
Publisher Comments
The message of The Hydrogen Economy is resoundingly simple: The earth is depleting its oil reserves and even the most generous estimates show oil reserves peaking in about forty years. The specter of global warming and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism... (read more)

List Price $24.95
Your price: $4.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


The Return of the Solar Cat Book
The Return of the Solar Cat Book
by Jim Augustyn
Publisher Comments
With over 50,000 in print, "The Solar Cat Book decisively answered that question. First released in 1979 when the first oil shocks of that decade sparked great public interest in solar energy, it captured the heart and spirit of the renewable energy and... (read more)

List Price $14.95
Your price: $7.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Wind Power
Wind Power
by Peter Musgrove
Publisher Comments
Climate change caused by burning fossil fuels and escalating fossil fuel prices make the further rapid development of renewable energy sources a global imperative. Energy provided by wind power, though no panacea, has the potential to make a substantial... (read more)

List Price $45.75
Your price: $16.50
Short Discount Markdown - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy
Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy
by Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks
Publisher Comments
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy ignited America's Apollo Project and sparked a revolution in space exploration. Today the New Apollo Energy Project is poised to revolutionize the production of energy and thereby save our planet. The nation that built... (read more)

List Price $42.50
Your price: $11.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy
by Hermann Scheer
Publisher Comments
The new book from the internationally renowned author of The Solar Economy and A Solar Manifesto, and named one of Time Magazine's Heroes of the Green Century. For 200 years industrial civilization has relied on the combustion of abundant and cheap... (read more)

List Price $39.95
Your price: $10.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Reinvent Elec Util, P
Reinvent Elec Util, P
by Ed Smeloff
Publisher Comments
Traditionally protected as monopolies, electric utilities are now being caught in the fervor for deregulation that is sweeping the country. Nearly forty states have enacted or are considering laws and regulations that will profoundly alter the way the... (read more)

List Price $25.00
Your price: $7.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet
Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet
by Peter Hoffman
Publisher Comments
andlt;Pandgt;Hydrogen is the quintessential eco-fuel. This invisible, tasteless gas is the most abundant element in the universe. It is the basic building block and fuel of stars and an essential raw material in innumerable biological and chemical... (read more)

List Price $19.75
Your price: $5.95
Used - Mass Market

add to wish list


Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity
Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity
by Thomas B Johansson
Publisher Comments
Overall performance, cost, market potential, and environmental impact are assessed for fuels and electricity derived from hydroelectric, wind, photovoltaics, solar-thermal, geothermal, ocean and biomass energy sources. In addition, practical and specific... (read more)

List Price $161.50
Your price: $19.95
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow
Powering the Future: How We Will (Eventually) Solve the Energy Crisis and Fuel the Civilization of Tomorrow
by Robert B Laughlin
Publisher Comments
In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we’ve ceased to use carbon from the ground—either because humans have banned carbon burning or because fuel has simply run out. Boldly,... (read more)

List Price $26.99
Your price: $8.95
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels
Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels
by Gerald Mcnerney
Publisher Comments
As we enter a new era in American politics, a stark threat is building. Mankind’s dependence on fossil fuels has put our civilization in peril. Our world becomes increasingly more populated every day, putting even more pressure on our already... (read more)

List Price $27.95
Your price: $19.50
Used - Hardcover

add to wish list


Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel
Biodiesel Power: The Passion, the People, and the Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel
by Lyle Estill
Publisher Comments
Whether we are nearing the end of oil or merely nearing the end of inexpensive oil, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to find alternative ways to meet our energy needs. Biodiesel is one such alternative—and is one of the fastest... (read more)

List Price $16.25
Your price: $5.50
Used - Trade Paper

add to wish list


1 3 4 5 ... 7 next»


Browse the entire aisle:
by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.
There are 134 books in this aisle.

This way to more aisles in Environmental Studies
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...




Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.