Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy

Energy for Keeps: Electricity from Renewable Energy
By Marilyn Nemzer, Deborah Page, Anna Carter
Softcover, 157 pages, 2005. Energy Education Group, publisher

This well-illustrated guide for anyone who uses electricity was written to introduce middle-schoolers to renewable energy, and teach how it works with the power grid to light up our houses. Actually, it is a fun and useful primer for people of all ages who are just starting to learn about renewables. The tone is light and educational; the explanations are easy to understand. There are plenty of easy diagrams. Wind energy features prominently in a chapter, researched with the help of the American Wind Energy Association, and there are chapters on other renewable power sources such as solar, ocean, hydropower, geothermal, and biomass.

Contents:

* Brief History of Energy - How our use of energy has changed over time
* Energy and Electricity - How we produce most of our electricity
* Energy Sources for Electricity Generation
o Biomass
o Geothermal
o Hydropower
o Ocean
o Solar
o Wind

* The Renewable and Nonrenewable Source
o Hydrogren

* Nonrenewable Energy Sources
o Fossil Fuels
o Nuclear

* Energy, Health and the Environment - How energy choices affect our health and the environment
* Energy Policy and Management - How energy decisions affect our lives
* Appendix
o Energy Timeline
o Glossary
o Additional Information Resources