"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. "
-United Nations, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future, 1987
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Truxal's Research Guide to Current Controversies is an excellent starting point for researching Sustainable Energy. You'll find links to the library catalog and the best databases to use. Below are additional resources for Sustainable Energy topics.
These websites contain information about sustainable energy:
American Council on Renewable Energy
Promotes all renewable energy options for the production of electricity, hydrogen, fuels and end-use energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Information from the U.S. Department of Energy
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
An
interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal covering all areas of
renewable and sustainable energy-related fields that apply to the
physical science and engineering communities
National Rewable Energy Laboratory
Learn about NREL's research and development of renewable fuels and
electricity that advance national energy goals to change the way we
power our homes, businesses, and cars
Power Hungry: Reinventing the U.S. Power Grid
Series of National Public Radio stories examining the costs, politics, and other challenges of upgrading the country's electricity grid
Sustainability: Energy, Biofuels, and Climate Change
Information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Visual Dictionary: Energy
From Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary Online
Amory Lovins: We must win the oil endgame
In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy (19:44).
For more information about this subject or this speaker, visit this talk at ted.org.
More ways to get help:
You might find the following eBooks useful when researching sustainable energy. You will need to enter the barcode number from the back of your AACC photo ID or Truxal Library card to access these resources from off-campus.
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