Earth: The Operators' Manual

Earth: The Operators' Manual
Author :
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 497
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780393083231
ISBN-13 : 0393083233
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Earth: The Operators' Manual by : Richard B. Alley

Download or read book Earth: The Operators' Manual written by Richard B. Alley and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book—companion to a PBS series—that proves humans are causing global warming and offers a path to the future. Since the discovery of fire, humans have been energy users and always will be. And this is a good thing-our mastery of energy is what separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom and has allowed us to be the dominant species on the planet. However, this mastery comes with a price: we are changing our environment in a profoundly negative way by heating it up. Using one engaging story after another, coupled with accessible scientific facts, world authority Richard B. Alley explores the fascinating history of energy use by humans over the centuries, gives a doubt-destroying proof that already-high levels of carbon dioxide are causing damaging global warming, and surveys the alternative energy options that are available to exploit right now. These new energy sources might well be the engines for economic growth in the twenty-first century.


Earth: The Operators' Manual Related Books

Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
Language: en
Pages: 77
Authors: R. Buckminster Fuller
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-07-15 - Publisher: Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

One of Fuller’s most popular works, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, is a brilliant synthesis of his world view. In this very accessible volume, Fuller i
Operator's Manual for Planet Earth
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: D. Trinidad Hunt
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-10-03 - Publisher: Hyperion

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Through the story of a group of souls from another world preparing to enter physical existence on Planet Earth, a business consultant and popular speaker presen
A User's Guide for Planet Earth
Language: en
Pages: 270
Authors: Dork Sahagian
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-08 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A User's Guide for Planet Earth: Fundamentals of Environmental Science provides students with an exploration of the fundamental components of Earth's environmen
Earth: The Operators' Manual
Language: en
Pages: 497
Authors: Richard B. Alley
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-18 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The book—companion to a PBS series—that proves humans are causing global warming and offers a path to the future. Since the discovery of fire, humans have b
Your User's Manual
Language: en
Pages: 88
Authors: Anderson Silver
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-24 - Publisher: ISBN Canada

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What is the point? What is the purpose of life? Why must I suffer the stress, and anxiety that comes with it? Why does it all seem so hard and so unfair? If you