Research Guides: ESL: ESL 053 Energy

Good databases to search for more information on Alternative Energy

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo has information from reference books. Search for keywords like Wind Power, Solar Energy, and Sustainable Energy.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Look for biomass, hybrid cars, solar energy, etc. in this database. Add words like "future" or "benefits" or to the second box to find more specific information.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
This is a good source of benefits and drawbacks for alternative energy. Type in a keyword like biomass, and the first thing on the page will be opinion essays for or against the using biomass as an alternative energy source.

Resources for Alternative Energy Assignment

These links lead to lists of articles, eBooks and encyclopedia articles about using alterative energy sources. All types of energy sources are in these lists. You can find more specific information by searching within the lists for a keyword like solar or wind.

Alternative Energy information in Reference Books
Entries in specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries found in the Credo Reference database. Similar to using Wikipedia, but the information in Credo is okay to use for college assignments.
List of eBooks about Renewable Energy
List of Renewable energy eBooks. Click on PDF Full Text to read the books. Find the Search Within link in the top left hand corner to search for keywords inside the book. Save or Email pages from the book. Printing pages directly is a bit tricky. Instead download or email yourself the pages. They'll download as PDF files.
Renewable Energy information
WebPage of articles, book pages, statistics, audio, video, and web links from the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database. Be aware that "Viewpoints" are opinion essays, and give one-sided information. Also, newspaper and magazine articles are considered less trustworthy than Academic Journals and Reference.
Renewable Energy information in Reference Books
Entries in specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries found in the Credo Reference database. Similar to using Wikipedia, but the information in Credo is okay to use for college assignments.
List to check for Benefits/Drawbacks of Alternative Energy
This is a list of viewpoint essays about the benefits and drawbacks of using Alternative Energy sources.