Book 2

The Earth's major sources of energy will not last forever. Coal, oil and natural gas may all run out in the next fifty years. This book explains how the power of the water is turned into electricity. It looks at how we could find new fuel supplies and develop new sources of energy.

Nuclear Power

by Fiona Reynoldson

Published 17 May 2001
This book explains how the energy in uranium is released to make nuclear power. It looks at the harmful effects of radiation, and the worries about storing nuclear waste.

"Geothermals and Bioenergy" looks at producing power from the natural heat of rocks, creating energy from plants, bacteria and household waste, harnessing the energy of volcanoes and geysers, re-placing trees cut down for firewood and using energy without damage to the environment.