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Moral Case For Fossil Fuels (Hardcover): Alex Epstein Moral Case For Fossil Fuels (Hardcover)
Alex Epstein
R708 R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Save R95 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Could everything we know about fossil fuels be wrong? For decades, environmentalists have told us that using fossil fuels is a self-destructive addiction that will destroy our planet. Yet at the same time, by every measure of human well-being, from life expectancy to clean water to climate safety, life has been getting better and better. How can this be? The explanation, energy expert Alex Epstein argues in The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, is that we usually hear only one side of the story. We're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives--their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental. If we look at the big picture of fossil fuels compared with the alternatives, the overall impact of using fossil fuels is to make the world a far better place. We are morally obligated to use more fossil fuels for the sake of our economy and our environment. Drawing on original insights and cutting-edge research, Epstein argues that most of what we hear about fossil fuels is a myth. For instance . . . Myth Fossil fuels are dirty. Truth The environmental benefits of using fossil fuels far outweigh the risks. Fossil fuels don't take a naturally clean environment and make it dirty; they take a naturally dirty environment and make it clean. They don't take a naturally safe climate and make it dangerous; they take a naturally dangerous climate and make it ever safer. Myth Fossil fuels are unsustainable, so we should strive to use "renewable" solar and wind. Truth The sun and wind are intermittent, unreliable fuels that always need backup from a reliable source of energy--usually fossil fuels. There are huge amounts of fossil fuels left, and we have plenty of time to find something cheaper. Myth Fossil fuels are hurting the developing world. Truth Fossil fuels are the key to improving the quality of life for billions of people in the developing world. If we withhold them, access to clean water plummets, critical medical machines like incubators become impossible to operate, and life expectancy drops significantly. Calls to "get off fossil fuels" are calls to degrade the lives of innocent people who merely want the same opportunities we enjoy in the West. Taking everything into account, including the facts about climate change, Epstein argues that "fossil fuels are easy to misunderstand and demonize, but they are absolutely good to use. And they absolutely need to be championed. . . . Mankind's use of fossil fuels is supremely virtuous--because human life is the standard of value and because using fossil fuels transforms our environment to make it wonderful for human life."

Behaviour of Spent Power Reactor Fuel during Storage (Arabic Edition) (Paperback): Iaea Behaviour of Spent Power Reactor Fuel during Storage (Arabic Edition) (Paperback)
Iaea
R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The History of the Standard Oil Company (Paperback): Ida M. "Tarbell The History of the Standard Oil Company (Paperback)
Ida M. "Tarbell
R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Stakeholders' Golden Rule (Paperback): Raymond Giuliani The Stakeholders' Golden Rule (Paperback)
Raymond Giuliani
R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Crystals - Crystal Healing for Beginners Discover the Healing Power of Crystals and Healing Stones to Heal the Human Energy... Crystals - Crystal Healing for Beginners Discover the Healing Power of Crystals and Healing Stones to Heal the Human Energy (Unearthing the Power of Gemstones for Positive Life Change) (Paperback)
Robert Jeffrey
R437 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R33 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Weaving Two Worlds - Economic Reconciliation Between Indigenous Peoples and the Resource Sector (Paperback): Christy Smith,... Weaving Two Worlds - Economic Reconciliation Between Indigenous Peoples and the Resource Sector (Paperback)
Christy Smith, Michael McPhie
R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Low-Energy Processes for Unconventional Gas Recovery (Paperback): Reza Fassihi, Tony Kovscek Low-Energy Processes for Unconventional Gas Recovery (Paperback)
Reza Fassihi, Tony Kovscek
R5,085 Discovery Miles 50 850 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
China's Gas Development Strategies (Paperback): Shell Centre, The Development Research Center (Drc) of China's Gas Development Strategies (Paperback)
Shell Centre, The Development Research Center (Drc) of
R1,480 Discovery Miles 14 800 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Analysis of Oil and Gas Production Performance - Textbook 17 (Paperback): Steven Poston, Marcelo Laprea-Bigott, Bobby Poe Analysis of Oil and Gas Production Performance - Textbook 17 (Paperback)
Steven Poston, Marcelo Laprea-Bigott, Bobby Poe
R4,010 Discovery Miles 40 100 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Assessment of Aircraft Accident Conditions in the Context of Test Requirements for Type C Packages Containing Radioactive... Assessment of Aircraft Accident Conditions in the Context of Test Requirements for Type C Packages Containing Radioactive Material - Final Report of the Coordinated Research Project on Accident Severity during the Air Transport of Radioactive Material (1998–2006) (Paperback)
International Atomic Energy Agency
R626 R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The IAEA Regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material specify test requirements for Type C packages, which are used for shipments of radioactive material by air. From 1998 to 2006, the IAEA conducted a coordinated research project (CRP) to assess aircraft accident frequency and severity in the context of Type C package test requirements. This publication presents the outcome of the original research conducted under the CRP. The results are expected to lead to increased knowledge of the post-crash survivability of packages containing high activity radioactive material.

Guía Para el Uso de Sedimentos en la Reconstrucción Histórica de la Contaminación en Zonas Costeras (Paperback):... Guía Para el Uso de Sedimentos en la Reconstrucción Histórica de la Contaminación en Zonas Costeras (Paperback)
International Atomic Energy Agency
R613 Discovery Miles 6 130 Out of stock

La Guía para el uso de sedimentos en la reconstrucción histórica de la contaminación en zonas costeras presenta los métodos, procedimientos operacionales y recomendaciones prácticas para el muestreo, la preparación y la fechación de perfiles sedimentarios mediante los radionucleidos 210Pb y 137Cs, con el propósito de evaluar tendencias históricas de la contaminación en zonas costeras. La guía contribuye a la armonización metodológica entre los laboratorios que fechan sedimentos marino-costeros y es complementaria al libro Radiocronología de sedimentos costeros utilizando 210Pb: modelos, validación y aplicaciones, publicado por el OIEA en 2012.

Energy-Growth Nexus in an Era of Globalization (Paperback): Muhammad Shahbaz, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Avik Sinha Energy-Growth Nexus in an Era of Globalization (Paperback)
Muhammad Shahbaz, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Avik Sinha
R2,526 Discovery Miles 25 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Energy Growth Nexus in an era of Globalization reviews current research and practical policy considerations reflective of the ongoing transformation, covering four broad globalization themes from existing research literature: energy consumption, renewable energy consumption, financial markets and energy markets. Within these themes, contributors evaluate transformations in the energy-growth association relating to economic slowdowns, trade patterns, impacts of globalization, cross-border technological spillovers, changes in the risk profile of the countries, advent of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), changes in the pattern of cross-border labor force migration, and rising environmental awareness, among many other considerations. Policymakers, energy economists, and energy researchers in a range of connected disciplines will find this to be a great resource on the energy growth sector.

Dancing With Giants - A Lawyer and Banker Share Their Passion for Infrastructure Finance (Paperback): Mitchell A. Silk, Seth Tan Dancing With Giants - A Lawyer and Banker Share Their Passion for Infrastructure Finance (Paperback)
Mitchell A. Silk, Seth Tan; Edited by Joshua Raab
R469 R429 Discovery Miles 4 290 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Aspire to Better - The 21st Century Electric Cooperative (Paperback): Mark Glaess Aspire to Better - The 21st Century Electric Cooperative (Paperback)
Mark Glaess
R380 R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Save R21 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Wolfberry Chronicle - And Other Permian Basin Tales From The Henry Oil Company (Paperback): Gregory Berkhouse The Wolfberry Chronicle - And Other Permian Basin Tales From The Henry Oil Company (Paperback)
Gregory Berkhouse
R596 Discovery Miles 5 960 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Status and Trends in Pyroprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuels (Paperback): International Atomic Energy Agency Status and Trends in Pyroprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuels (Paperback)
International Atomic Energy Agency
R626 R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The importance of recycling the spent nuclear fuel through partitioning processes has been recognized worldwide for increasing and sustaining nuclear energy. Therefore, the development of advanced partitioning processes, based either on hydrometallurgical or on pyrometallurgical technologies, has received an increasing interest in recent years. Moving towards industrial demonstration, partitioning processes are applied for the separation of actinides, including minor actinides, not only to reduce the burden of high level waste to be disposed of, in terms of heat-load and radiotoxicity, but also to improve the efficiency of the resources' utilization. Furthermore, in the case of Molten Salt Reactors, whose fuel cycle is primary based on pyrochemical processes, there is a need for strengthening pyrometallurgical technologies. This publication reviews the status and trends in the development of pyrometallurgical processes and technologies for processing spent nuclear fuel and identifies gap areas requiring further development.

Foreign Material Management in Nuclear Power Plants and Projects (Paperback): International Atomic Energy Agency Foreign Material Management in Nuclear Power Plants and Projects (Paperback)
International Atomic Energy Agency
R644 R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Save R70 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This publication addresses relevant aspects of foreign material management for nuclear power plants, including the roles of all stakeholders at various stages during the lifetime of a nuclear power plant. The report shares knowledge on challenges, solutions and good practices based on operating experience. Providing a set of descriptive processes that integrate safety, performance and economic aspects of foreign material management, the publication supports efforts to eliminate or minimize foreign material related incidents, and to ensure reliable and efficient operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants.

Building an Off-Grid Solar System - Mobile Off-the-Grid Solar Power for RVs, Van Life, and Boats (Paperback): Judson Crawford Building an Off-Grid Solar System - Mobile Off-the-Grid Solar Power for RVs, Van Life, and Boats (Paperback)
Judson Crawford
R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Die Wirtschaftlichkeit der Stromversorgung des Haushalts - Dissertation zur Erlangung der Wurde eines Doktor-Ingenieurs der... Die Wirtschaftlichkeit der Stromversorgung des Haushalts - Dissertation zur Erlangung der Wurde eines Doktor-Ingenieurs der Technischen Hochschule Berlin (German, Paperback, 1937 ed.)
Willi Willing
R1,460 Discovery Miles 14 600 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Wireline Formation Testing - Hardware, Pressure Transient Testing, Interpretation, and Sampling (Paperback): Fikri J. Kuchuk,... Wireline Formation Testing - Hardware, Pressure Transient Testing, Interpretation, and Sampling (Paperback)
Fikri J. Kuchuk, T.S. Ramakrishnan, Mustafa Onur
R4,482 Discovery Miles 44 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Energiewirtschaft - Grundlagen und Kostenaufbau der Gewinnung, Veredlung und des Verbrauches von Kohle, Erdoel, Gas und... Energiewirtschaft - Grundlagen und Kostenaufbau der Gewinnung, Veredlung und des Verbrauches von Kohle, Erdoel, Gas und Elektrizitat fur Kraftmaschinen, Heizdampfverbraucher und OEfen in Gewerbe Haushalt und Verkehr (German, Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1935)
Th Stein
R1,518 Discovery Miles 15 180 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Es werden fur das Gesamtgebiet der Energiewirtschaft 4 Hauptfragen behandelt: 1. Die gleiche technische Aufgabe wird in verschiedenen Landern oft anders beurteilt und anders gelost. Der Verfasser hat die Griinde dafiir dargesteIlt, soweit er auBer seinen eigenen Schweizer Verhaltnissen durch Reisen und Projektarbeit im Beruf, den er zum groBen Teil in Deutschland ausubte, die abweichenden Merkmale in einer Reihe wichtiger Lander kennen lernte: Naturbedingungen, LohnhOhe, ZinsfuB, Eigenschaften und Markt der Brenn stoffe, Lastverlauf, Verbrauchsdichte, Verkehrsdichte und AnlagegroBe. So erklaren sich z. B. die abweichenden Auffassungen uber Hochdruck- und Spitzenkraftwerke in Deutsch land und USA.I. 2. Fur die gleiche technische Aufgabe kann es viele Verfahren geben, mindestens 20 Ver fahren, die Gas erzeugen, uber 15 Feuerungen und ebensoviele Dampfkesselarten. Es wird dargesteIlt, wie verschiedene Kostenbedingungen, Brennstoffe, Endprodukte, AnlagegroBen, Dampfdrucke, Last und Speisewasserverhaltnisse zu verschiedenen Verfahren fiihren. Um gekehrt ist auseinander zu halten, wie scheinbar gleiche Kraftmaschinentypen z. B. Olmotoren hinsichtlich Lebensdauer, Ausnutzung, Elastizitat, Anfahren ganz verschiedene technische Aufgaben zu erfullen haben, je nachdem sie Schiffe, Kraftwerke oder Autos antreiben 2. ZusammengefaBt: Es ist zu beantworten, warum nicht fur Gaserzeuger, Feuerungen, Kessel, Kraftmaschine je ein Idealtyp genugt, der uberall unverandert eingebaut wird."

Reservoir Simulation - Problems and Solutions (Paperback): Turgay Ertekin, Qian Sun, Jian Zhang Reservoir Simulation - Problems and Solutions (Paperback)
Turgay Ertekin, Qian Sun, Jian Zhang
R4,250 Discovery Miles 42 500 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Reinventing the Energy Value Chain - Supply Chain Roadmaps for Digital Oilfields through Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Hardcover): David... Reinventing the Energy Value Chain - Supply Chain Roadmaps for Digital Oilfields through Hydrogen Fuel Cells (Hardcover)
David Steven Jacoby, Alok Raj Gupta
R2,925 Discovery Miles 29 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the push for diversification of energy sources continues, this book provides a toolbox of techniques to enhance top-line as well as bottom-line results by successfully managing capital projects and operations & maintenance trade-offs across the value chain. Built on the foundations laid in Jacoby's previous books Optimal Supply Chain Management in Oil, Gas, and Power Generation and Guide to Supply Chain Management, it offers ground-breaking new ways to tap the power of supply chain management in conventional and emerging energy industries - from the small to the large project, and from solar to nuclear and everything in between. The organization of the book makes it a handy reference resource. It starts with a conceptual framework for value chain and supply chain management in the energy sector, laying out objectives, key business processes, and performance metrics that provide useful guideposts. It offers principles that should guide investments in the energy industry and explains how to organize the supply chain to maximize their results. Chapters on capital project and operations management explain tools and techniques that are relevant to energy value chains broadly speaking. Technology-specific chapters show how these concepts apply to ten energy domains: Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Energy Storage, Wind, Solar, Biomass, Oil & Gas, Geothermal, Gas and Coal-Fired Power, Hydropower, Nuclear

Grundlagen und Entwicklung der Energiewirtschaft OEsterreichs - Offizieller Bericht des OEsterreichischen Nationalkomitees der... Grundlagen und Entwicklung der Energiewirtschaft OEsterreichs - Offizieller Bericht des OEsterreichischen Nationalkomitees der Weltkraftkonferenz (German, Paperback, 1933 ed.)
Oskar Vas
R1,484 Discovery Miles 14 840 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Unternehmungsform Und Verkaufspolitik Der Stromversorgung - Eine Kritische Untersuchung Des Organisations-Und Preisproblems in... Unternehmungsform Und Verkaufspolitik Der Stromversorgung - Eine Kritische Untersuchung Des Organisations-Und Preisproblems in Der Deutschen Elektrizitatswirtschaft (German, Paperback, 1933 ed.)
H. Kirchhoff
R1,497 Discovery Miles 14 970 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Allgemeine "Obersicht tiber die mit der Stromversorgung zusammenhiingenden Probleme. In der modernen Volkswirtschaft nehmen die sog. "offentlichen Dienstleistungen" wegen ihres offentlichen Interesses sowie hinsichtlich des Tempos ihrer Entwicklung und der damit verbundenen Folge erscheinungen eine hervorragende Stellung ein. Die gesamte Wirtschafts politik der Kulturlander ist durch diese "public utilities" ma13gebend be einflu13t worden, da das Emporwachsen der gro13en Versorgungsbetriebe und der neuzeitlichen VerkehrseinrichtungenProbleme mit sich brachte, deren Losung die Wirtschaft zum Teil vor vollig neue Aufgaben stellte. Die genannten Betriebe sind durch ihre hohen Anlagewerte besonders stark kapitalgebunden und haben deshalb ein Interesse an einem mog lichst gro13en Kundenkreis, der eine angemessene Verzinsung des in vestierten Kapitals gewahrleistet. Damit waren bereits die Richtlinien ihrer wirtschaftspolitischen Ein stellung vorgezeichnet, deren Haupttendenz zunachst neben der Er weckung von Konsumbediirfnissen in der Ausdehnung der Versorgungs gebiete liegen mu13te. Eine Folge dieser Bestrebungen war ein Auf saugungsproze13 der kleinen Betriebe durch die kapitalkraftigeren Unter nehmungen, den der schnell zunehmende Bedarf und die Vervollkomm nung der Technik stark beschleunigte. Diese fiir das Zeitalter der Industrie typische Erscheinung der Zu sammenballung hatte an sich keine neuartigen Fragen aufgerollt, wenn nicht durch die Eigenart des Gebietes der wirtschaftlichen Betatigung dieser Konzentrationsaktion eine besondere Bedeutung gegeben ware."

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