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  • Water Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces methods of obtaining power from water, places water power in context with other power resources, explains how it works, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of its possible future use.
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  • Wind Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces methods of obtaining power from the wind, places wind power in context with other power resources, explains how it works, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of its possible future use.
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  • Solar Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces methods of obtaining energy from the sun, places solar energy in context with other power resources, explains how it works, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of its possible future use.
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  • Oil, Gas, and Coal

    Tea Benduhn

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces fossil fuels--oil, natural gas, and coal--as sources of energy, places them in context with other power resources, explains how they work, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of their possible future use.
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  • Nuclear Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Presents an introduction to nuclear power, discussing how it works, the source of its energy, and the future of nuclear power in the United States.
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  • Ethanol and Other New Fuels

    Tea Benduhn

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces ethanol, biodiesel, and hydrogen fuel cells as sources of energy, places them in context with other power resources, explains how they work, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of their possible future use.
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  • Solar Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces methods of obtaining energy from the sun, places solar energy in context with other power resources, explains how it works, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of its possible future use.
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  • Nuclear Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Presents an introduction to nuclear power, discussing how it works, the source of its energy, and the future of nuclear power in the United States.
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  • Ethanol and Other New Fuels

    Tea Benduhn

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces ethanol, biodiesel, and hydrogen fuel cells as sources of energy, places them in context with other power resources, explains how they work, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of their possible future use.
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  • Wind Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces methods of obtaining power from the wind, places wind power in context with other power resources, explains how it works, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of its possible future use.
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  • Geothermal Energy

    Alan Wachtel

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, May 1, 2010)
    Geothermal energy--energy from Earth's molten core--has been used for thousands of years for heating and bathing. Today, it is one of the least environmentally disruptive sources of power by which electricity is generated. In Geothermal Energy, readers will discover how this clean, safe energy is currently used and how scientists view its future development.
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  • Water Power

    Tea Benduhn

    Library Binding (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2008)
    Introduces methods of obtaining power from water, places water power in context with other power resources, explains how it works, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of its possible future use.
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