Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power
Author: Roger G. Steed
Publisher: GeneralStore PublishingHouse
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2006
Genre: Nuclear energy
ISBN: 9781897113516

This book tells us how nuclear power works, what it looks like, and why it is safe. It explains how nuclear fission works, how nuclear reactors are controlled, and how their safety systems reliably protect us. For those of us who have never visited a nuclear power station, the author provides detailed descriptions, drawings, and photographs. He addresses our concerns about radiation protection, the economy of CANDU reactors, the lifespan of nuclear plants, and plant decommissioning. This book provides an understanding of the use of nuclear power, with its potential to protect our environment and decrease global warming.-- Publisher.

The Tale of a City

The Tale of a City
Author: Tony O'Donohue
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2005-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1550025562

In an age of blackouts and overburdened highways, this book helps us understand and improve our relationships with our engineered and natural environments.

Hydro

Hydro
Author: Jamie Swift
Publisher: Between The Lines
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2004
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1896357881

"Nothing is going to go wrong." -Mike Harris, 2001 Privatization of power soon became one of the biggest political disasters in Ontario history. Hydro reveals a train wreck that was decades in the making. First there was blind faith in the nuclear option, steeped in ecological arrogance. Then came the promise of marketplace magic. Jamie Swift and Keith Stewart tell the tale of how it unfolded. It's a dramatic story of the greed, intrigue, and resistance that led to the dismantling of Canada's largest crown corporation. A crucial part of the story is how Ontario ignored thirty years of green arguments for conservation and renewable energy. Based on interviews with former premiers, Hydro insiders, and grassroots activists, Hydro will intrigue anyone wondering how to keep the lights on without frying the planet.