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Portola Inst., Inc., Menlo Park, CA. – 1974
This is a comprehensive, fairly technical book about renewable forms of energy--solar, water, wind, and biofuels. The biofuels section covers biomass energy, agriculture, aquaculture, alcohol, methane, and wood. The focus is on small-scale systems which can be applied to the needs of the individual, small group, or community. More than one-fourth…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environment
Download full textEnvironmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. – 1973
This self-contained activity booklet is designed to teach young elementary students about their environment. Information about the environment and people's interaction with it are presented in cartoon and coloring book form. Drawings and simple vocabulary explain how the environment is polluted and natural resources wasted, as well as ways that…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Natural Resources. – 1977
This report is one of a series prepared by the National Research Council for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This report takes a critical look at the relationship of energy and the environment and focuses on three main policy questions: (1) Do environmental regulations make too great a demand on scarce resources of energy and the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Brown, Lester R.; And Others – 1990
As the world enters the last decade of the 20th century, the environmental problems facing human societies have been given increased emphasis in world policy debates. The goal of the Worldwatch Institute is to help raise the level of public understanding of global environmental threats to the point where the public will support policies needed to…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conservation (Environment), Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC. – 1977
This booklet from the Energy Research and Development Administration presents a plan for the energy research development and dissemination activities of the Federal government. The discussions highlight present and proposed energy RD&D efforts and mention areas of needed research. Chapter titles, which indicate contents, are: (1) Understanding…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Research, Futures (of Society)
Clark, Wilson – 1975
The author initially describes the basic physical principles associated with energy and the rise of energy usage in the United States. Also discussed are the ways energy limits growth and its use in various sectors of society. It is suggested that the decentralization of America's electrical system will save a great deal of energy. A variety of…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Cost Effectiveness, Electricity, Energy
Cook, Earl – 1977
This paper, intended for instructors and students in undergraduate courses in geography and environmental studies, discusses the significance of energy to our life and our life-styles. The document is designed to be used in a variety of ways--as background reading for a mini-conference on energy legislation and the geographic problems that are…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Conservation Education, Depleted Resources, Energy
1998
The environmental education curriculum called Environment ACTION is designed to empower students with the knowledge and skills necessary to make meaningful environmental changes. This module provides step-by-step instructions on how to explore the sources, production, uses, and environmental effects of energy in their schools and home. There are…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education, Hands on Science
Center for California Public Affairs, Claremont. – 1974
A central source of information on the key organizations concerned with energy in the United States has been compiled. Chapter 2 covers organizations involved with broad questions of energy policy; Chapters 2-6 describe organizations having to do with sources of energy: oil, natural gas, coal, water power, nuclear fission, and alternate sources;…
Descriptors: Agencies, Catalogs, Consumer Education, Energy
Brown, Lester R.; And Others – 1976
Twenty-two facets of the world population problem are explored. The topics are economic, social, ecological, and political in nature and generally portray the stresses and strains associated with continued population growth in a world inhabited by four billion people. These aspects of the population problem are discussed: literacy, oceanic…
Descriptors: Demography, Developing Nations, Economically Disadvantaged, Energy Conservation
Brown, Lester R. – 1978
American economic analysts will better understand current economic trends if they investigate economic problems in light of the expanding global economy. Reasons for the failure of economists to explain the simultaneous existence of rapid inflation and high unemployment include preoccupation with economic indicators, short-term forecasts, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Attitude Change, Biological Influences, Capitalism
Brown, Lester R. – 1978
The purpose of this book is to examine the interaction of the world's ecological, economic, and social systems. It is divided into 12 chapters, with the first chapter providing an introduction and overview. Chapter two assesses the dimensions of the ecological stresses being put on the environment, specifically, the world's oceans, forests,…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Climate, Climate Control, Conservation (Environment)
