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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Transatlantic environment and energy politics Transatlantic environment and energy politics Miranda A. Schreurs Greater economic interdependence and the internationalization of trade in a number of products and services have intensified transnational relationships. But, where does the transatlantic divide lie?… OL12039896W
Power trip Power trip Amanda Little,Amanda Little In the tradition of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Thomas L. Friedmam's Hot, Flat, and Crowded, prominent journalist Amanda Little maps out the history and future of America's energy addiction… OL14981589W
U.S. energy tax policy U.S. energy tax policy Gilbert E. Metcalf "The United States faces enormous challenges in the energy area. Climate change, biofuels policy, energy security, and environmental degradation are all intimately bound up with energy production and… OL15522001W
Reckoning at Eagle Creek Reckoning at Eagle Creek Jeff Biggers "Award-winning journalist and cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us on a journey into the secret history of coal mining in the American heartland. Set in the ruins of his family's strip-mined home… OL15731394W
Global energy innovation Global energy innovation Woodrow W. Clark "The world is entering the Third Industrial Revolution, an era of remarkable progress in science and technology that will require a global shift away from reliance on fossil-fuel and carbon-based ene… OL16134517W
Before the lights go out Before the lights go out Maggie Koerth-Baker "This text argues we're not going to solve the energy problem by convincing everyone to live like it's 1900 because that's not a good thing. Instead of reverting to the past, we have to build a futur… OL16216068W
Red alert Red alert Stephen Leeb A disturbing look at the growing political, economic, and social power of China and the threat that nation poses to the Western world, this book lays out how the Chinese are strategizing to overtake … OL16450673W
Reinventing Fire Reinventing Fire Amory B. Lovins French translation OL16451030W
Lights out! Lights out! Spencer Abraham A former Secretary of Energy challenges popular misconceptions about the energy crisis, proposing a blended approach to key problems and outlining conservation plans that reflect present economic cha… OL17744432W
The boom The boom Russell Gold Fracking has vociferous critics and fervent defenders, but the debate between these camps has obscured the actual story: Fracking has become a fixture of the American landscape and the global economy… OL19977916W
The green and the black The green and the black Gary Sernovitz "Fracking has become a four-letter word to environmentalists. But most people don't know what it means. In his ... book, Sernovitz explains [what he sees as] the reality of fracking: what it is, how … OL20020887W
The grid The grid Gretchen Anna Bakke "The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with, a jerry-built … OL20030969W
Energy and security Energy and security Jan H. Kalicki,David L. Goldwyn The second, completely updated edition of this widely read and respected guide is the most authoritative survey available on the perennial question of energy security. Energy and Security gathers tod… OL20548022W
Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer Helen Caldicott In a world torn apart by wars over oil, politicians have increasingly begun to look for alternative energy sources, and their leading choice is nuclear energy. Among the myths that have been spread o… OL2510521W
Lives Per Gallon Lives Per Gallon Terry Tamminen How much would you pay for a gallon of gas? $4.00? $10.00? Would you pay with the health of your lungs or with years taken from your lifespan? The infamous "pain at the pump" runs much deeper than o… OL2984317W
Blood and Oil Blood and Oil Michael T. Klare "Since September 11 and the commencement of the "war on terror," the world's attention has been focused on the relationship between U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil … OL3375130W
Power and the public interest Power and the public interest Joseph C. Swidler "Joseph Swidler (1907-1997) was one of the last New Dealers, part of a generation of talented professionals - including Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes, and Wilbur Cohen - who devoted their energies to s… OL6209005W
The California Electricity Crisis (Hoover Institution Press Publication, No. 503.) The California Electricity Crisis (Hoover Institution Press Publication, No. 503.) James L. Sweeney "California began the decade of the 1990s with a vertically integrated electric power system that had been working reasonably well under regulation. Still, there were opportunities for improvement. A… OL6588790W