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Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships, 8/e
Eldon Enger, Delta College
Bradley F. Smith, Western Washington University
Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption

Chapter Outline


History of Energy Consumption

    Biological Energy Sources

    Increased Use of Wood

    Fossil Fuels and the Industrial Revolution

Energy and Economics

    Economic Growth and Energy Consumption

    The Role of the Automobile

    Gasoline Prices and Government Policy

Global Perspective: Five Ways to Curb Traffic

How Energy Is Used

    Residential and Commercial Energy Use

    Industrial Energy Use

    Transportation Energy Use

    The Variability of Gasoline Prices

Electrical Energy

Environmental Close-Up: Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Energy Consumption Trends

Global Perspective: OPEC

Environmental Close-Up: Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

Global Perspective: Energy Development in China

Global Perspective: Potential World Petroleum Resources








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