Energy for future presidents : the science behind the headlines / Richard A. Muller.
The author of Physics for Future Presidents provides answers to the big energy questions that will be asked over the next century, covering such topics as whether natural gas deposits hold promise, whether solar and wind power is viable and whether nuclear power will ever be safe.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 350 pages : illustrations, graphs, maps, portrait, table, facsimiles, photographs ; 25 cm |
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Science behind the headlines. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Energy catastrophes. Fukushima ; The Gulf Oil Spill ; Global warming and climate change -- The energy landscape. The natural-gas windfall ; Liquid energy security ; Shale oil ; Energy productivity -- Alternative energy. Solar surge ; Wind ; Energy storage ; The coming explosion of nuclear power ; Fusion ; Biofuels ; Synfuel and high-tech fossil fuels ; Alternative alternatives : hydrogen, geothermal, tidal, and wave power ; Electric automobiles ; Natural-gas automobiles ; Fuel cells ; Clean coal -- What is energy? The properties of energy ; The meaning of energy ; The beauty of energy -- Advice for future presidents. Energy technology policy ; Key considerations ; Beware ; Your legacy. | |
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