Science Man and His Environment/Energy/Reading list

Fossil fuels
Phasing out

Fossil fuel subsidies (Read parts I, IV, and V) (PDF)

Nuclear energy
Nuclear waste (be sure to read not only the infographic but also the description below it)

Series on Nuclear Power: Part one Part two Part three Part four (Note that this series focuses on the US, but much of the discussion applies elsewhere)

Renewable energy (general)
Global Status Report 2015 (PDF)

Solar energy
Salt battery

BBC video on salt storage

Wind energy
Cost

Bird strikes (read Chapter 13) (PDF)

Biomass
First generation vs. Second generation

Burning of forests for biomass

Hydropower
Effect of large dams on Mekong

Building better dams