As worldwide demand for energy continues to rise and conventional non-renewable resources continue to dwindle in supply, the need for new, environmentally conscious ways to meet society’s energy requirements are becoming increasingly important. ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE is a science textbook that is designed to introduce students to the role that agriculture can play in helping to satisfy the world’s energy demands. The use of agriculturally based fuel systems, also known as biofuels, as a means to supply energy to our technological society, provides environmentally safe, renewable energy options for all aspects of life, including industry, transportation, and electrical power generation. This textbook provides teachers and students with an in-depth look at the use of agriculture to produce solid, liquid, and gaseous fuel systems and offers a useful supplement for teaching this topic to secondary students studying agriculture, energy, or the environmental sciences.
