| Coal and Oil Contributor(s): Tabak, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816070830 ISBN-13: 9780816070831 Publisher: Facts on File OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 Annotation: Coal and oil are two of the worlds most important sources of primary energy. A multi-trillion dollar infrastructure has been created to locate, produce, transport, process, and burn coal and oil. This infrastructure has made modern life possible. In some of the worlds largest economies, coal-fired power plants generate at least half of all electricity, and in almost all nations, transportation is synonymous with oil consumption. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems |
| Dewey: 333.82 |
| LCCN: 2008024343 |
| Series: Energy and the Environment |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coal and oil are two of the world's most important sources of primary energy. A multi-trillion dollar infrastructure has been created to locate, produce, transport, process, and burn coal and oil. This infrastructure has made modern life possible. This book describes the history of these sources of energy. |