TY - BOOK AU - Tabak,John TI - Solar and geothermal energy T2 - Energy and the environment SN - 9780816070862 AV - TJ808.2 .T32 2009 U1 - 621.47 TAB 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Facts On File KW - Renewable energy sources KW - Juvenile literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-192) and index; pt. I: Solar energy. A brief history of solar power -- Sunlight and geometry -- Photovoltaics -- Heat engines and solar power -- Two other important solar technologies -- Economic and environmental consequences of solar power -- Government policies and solar energy -- pt. II: Geothermal energy. A brief history of geothermal energy -- Geology and heat -- The generating station -- Two other geothermal technologies -- The economics and environmental impacts of electricity from geothermal sources -- Government policies and geothermal energy -- Chronology -- List of acronyms -- Glossary UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0821/2008026741.html ER -