AAAS SCIENCE COMPENDIA SERIES Series Editor: Philip H. Abelson From the pages of SCIENCE comes a series of compendia designed to cover the principal issues that face science and society—now and for tomorrow. Each book presents the reader with an in-depth review of a given issue through authoritative articles written by the leading experts in the field. These compendia can serve not only as valuable reference sources for scientists and researchers, but also as supplementary reading material in courses devoted to these issues that concern all of us.
ENERGY USE, CONSERVATION, A N D SUPPLY VOLUME II
VOLUME I
An all-new Energy C o m p e n d i u m volume which builds on t h e foundation laid by Volume I. E n e r g y - I I c o n t a i n s a complete n e w s e t of articles dealing with energy conservation and public policy; our remaining supply of fossil fuels and t h e transition t o fission, fusion, and solar energy, with an extensive analysis of t h e d o m e s t i c and international p e r s p e c t i v e on p r e s e n t energy-use patterns.
Published in 1 9 7 4 , E n e r g y - I gives t h e reader a historical and general overview of our energy problem and e x a m i n e s w a y s t o conserve energy and u s e it m o r e efficiently, n o t only in industry b u t on an individual level. T h e b o o k e x a m i n e s t h e p r o b l e m s w e face in t h e energy r e q u i r e m e n t s for food p r o d u c t i o n and reviews k n o w n energy s o u r c e s in relation t o current a n d future energy needs.
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