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Le nucléaire et la planète: 10 clés pour comprendre [Nuclear power and the planet: 10 keys to understanding]
Alternatives magazine n° 22, 4th quarter 2009Author(s) : Francis Sorin, Publications : Grancher
Date of publication: 2009, 312 pages, suggested price : 20 eurosThe depletion of the world’s oil and gas reserves and global warming require a profound reorientation of the planet’s energy policies and are reigniting the debate about nuclear power – indispensable for some, a dangerous option...
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Heaven and Earth – Global Warming: The Missing Science
Alternatives magazine n° 22, 4th quarter 2009Author(s) : Ian Plimer, Publications : Quartet Books
Date of publication: 2009, 360 pages, suggested price : 29 eurosGoing against the majority consensus, Ian Plimer, professor of geology at the University of Adelaide in Australia, vigorously maintains that “the hypothesis that human activity can create global warming [...] is...
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Sustainable Energy - without the hot air
Alternatives magazine n° 21, 4th quarter 2009Author(s) : David JC MacKay, Publications : UIT Cambridge
Date of publication: 2008, 384 pages, suggested price : 20 eurosThe author, a professor at Cambridge University and member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Climate Change, takes a very caustic approach to analyzing emotionalism and preconceived notions. Going against the prevailing...
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La Troisième Révolution énergétique [The Third Energy Revolution]
Alternatives magazine n° 20, 2nd quarter 2009Author(s) : Anne Lauvergeon, Michel-H. Jamard, Publications : Plon
Date of publication: 2008, 210 pages, suggested price : 20 eurosThe first energy revolution was fueled by coal, the second by oil and electricity. The third energy revolution will be that of carbon-free energies, with nuclear power in the lead. For authors Anne Lauvergeon, AREVA CEO, and Michel-H. Jamard,...
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World Energy Outlook 2008
Alternatives magazine n° 20, 2nd quarter 2009Author(s) : Agence internationale de l'énergie,
Date of publication: 2008, 578 pages, suggested price : 150 eurosIt's here! The indispensable World Energy Outlook 2008 can be ordered from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which publishes this very comprehensive report on major energy trends around the globe every year. It is encyclopedic in...
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All about nuclear energy, from Atom to Zirconium
Alternatives magazine n° 19, 3rd quarter 2008Author(s) : Areva, Publications : Arevacom
Date of publication: 2008, 175 pagesAll about nuclear energy, from Atom to Zirconium with DVD. Sent on request to AREVA, Corporate Communications Department – 33, rue La Fayette – 75009 Paris – France
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Energy around the world
Alternatives magazine n° 19, 3rd quarter 2008Author(s) : Blandine Antoine, Élodie Renaud, Publications : JC Lattès
Date of publication: 2008, 428 pages, suggested price : 19 eurosTwo friends make a crazy bet: to "think differently about energy" by learning all about the solutions to harness energy around the globe – in less than six months! These two former students from France's prestigious École...
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The World and Energy: the geopolitical challenges, volume II, The cards are in our hands
Alternatives magazine n° 18, 2nd quarter 2008Author(s) : Samuele Furfari, Publications : Technip
Date of publication: 2007, 424 pages, suggested price : 45 eurosThis two-volume set explains the geopolitics of energy and outlines prospects for the planet’s future. The second volume describes the main energy markets. A major section of the book focuses on Europe’s energy supply and East-West...
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Nuclear fuel
Alternatives magazine n° 18, 2nd quarter 2008Author(s) : French Atomic Energy Commission, Publications : Le Moniteur/CEA
Date of publication: 2008, 148 pages, suggested price : 18 eurosThis work recounts the history of the CEA’s fuel research and development programs just asnuclear power begins a new cycle of growth. Fuel design and properties have a major impacton the performance and safety of nuclear reactors. Nuclear...
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Atlas of energies: which ones for development?
Alternatives magazine n° 17, 1st quarter 2008Author(s) : Bertrand Barré, Publications : Ademe/Éditions Autrement
Date of publication: 2007, 80 pagesScientific advisor at AREVA and chairman of the International Nuclear Energy Academy, Bertrand Barré explains the various energy sources in detail in his book, in each case with key data on the geographic distribution of resources,...
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Alternative energies
Alternatives magazine n° 17, 1st quarter 2008Author(s) : Jean Bonal, Pierre Rossetti, Publications : Omniscience
Date of publication: 2006, 256 pagesWritten by experts from industry and major institutions and supervised by two directors of the Écrin association (which stands for Research - Industry Dialogue and Coordination in French) founded by the French National Center for...
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Energy and environment: the risks and challenges of a foreseeable crisis
Alternatives magazine n° 16, 4th quarter 2007Author(s) : Bernard Durand, Publications : EDP Sciences
Date of publication: 2007, 328 pagesGoing beyond a simple enumeration of upcoming problems, this book, written by a former director of the geology and geochemistry division of the French oil institute (Institut français du pétrole), explains the characteristics,...
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Hydrogen, meeting the energy challenges of the 21st century
Alternatives magazine n° 16, 4th quarter 2007Author(s) : Pierre Malbrunot, Tapan Bose, Publications : John Libbey Eurotext
Date of publication: 2007, 96 pagesHydrogen is now frequently identified as a potential source of energy. Experimental programs to use this energy are being launched in the United States, Germany, Iceland and elsewhere. In France, research and development programs are being...
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Nuclear Power: Understanding the Future
Alternatives magazine n° 15, 3rd quarter 2007Author(s) : Pierre-René Bauquis, Bertrand Barré, Publications : Hirlé
Date of publication: 2007, 160 pagesThis book provides a very comprehensive and informative look at the technical, economic and political facets of nuclear power today. Drawing on a wealth of experience from careers with the Institut français du pétrole (IFP) and...
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Looking at Earth 2007, the annual sustainable development digest
Alternatives magazine n° 15, 3rd quarter 2007Author(s) : Pierre Jacquet, Laurence Tubiana, Publications : Presses de Sciences Po
Date of publication: 2007, 256 pagesThis book was written under the scientific oversight of Pierre Jacquet, Director of Strategy for the French Development Agency, and Laurence Tubiana, Director of the Sustainable Development and International Relations Institute and Sustainable...
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