Biomass : energy from plants and animals /
Discussion of the possibilities and potentialites of biomass energy and the possible environmental advantages inherent in its use.
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| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
c2007.
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| Series: | Fueling the future
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- ch. 1. The development of biomass as an energy source
- 1. Fire : the first use of biomass / Norm Kidder
- 2. How biomass energy works / The Union of Concerned Scientists
- 3. The rise and fall of California's biomass industry / Gregory Morris
- ch. 2. Debates over biomass
- 1. Biomass should be used to produce transportation fuels / Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- 2. Biomass should not be used to produce transportation fuels / David Pimentel and Tad W. Patzek
- 3. Increasing the use of biofuels will lead to mass starvation / George Monbiot
- 4. Increasing the use of biofuels could eradicate hunger worldwide / United Nations Food and Agriculture Association
- 5. The use of biomass energy harms the environment / Forests.org
- 6. The use of biomass energy benefits the environment / Natural Resources Defense Council
- ch. 3. The future of biomass energy
- 1. Biomass energy will reduce dependence on fossil fuel / Amory B. Lovins and E. Kyle Datta
- 2. Biofuels will benefit farmers / U.S. Department of Energy
- 3. Microbes could make ethanol production easier / Paul Elias
- 4. Burning landfill gas for energy can reduce global warming / Natural Resources Defense Council
- Facts about biomass
- Glossary
- Chronology-- For further reading
- Index
- Picture credits
- About the editor.
