Energy Resources sets the standard as the most comprehensive investigation about how we acquire and use the natural resources that power our modern world. Coal, petroleum, methane, uranium, biomass, water, wind, geothermal and sunlight are all considered in a deliberate and highly accessible chapter-by-chapter examination. The text's goal is simple, to empower us to become informed energy consumers. Energy Resources provides a balanced examination of all our resources. It recognizes that every energy resource has virtues and vices, and that humanity's ever-growing demand for energy will be satisfied with a multitude of resource solutions. The text is richly illustrated with hundreds of photographs and illustrations from prominent energy producers and regulatory agencies.