Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the HeadlinesW. W. Norton & Company, 6 aug 2012 - 288 pagina's The author of Physics for Future Presidents returns to educate all of us on the most crucial conundrum facing the nation: energy. The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its procurement dominates our economy and foreign policy more than any other factor. But the “energy question” is more confusing, contentious, and complicated than ever before. We need to know if nuclear power will ever really be safe. We need to know if solar and wind power will ever really be viable. And we desperately need to know if the natural gas deposits in Pennsylvania are a windfall of historic proportions or a false hope that will create more problems than solutions. Richard A. Muller provides all the answers in this must-read guide to our energy priorities now and in the coming years. |
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THE GULF OIL SPILL | 26 |
GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE | 38 |
Local Variability | 52 |
The Hockey Stick | 60 |
Geoengineering | 72 |
Recycled Energy | 81 |
ENERGY STORAGE | 167 |
THE COMING EXPLOSION OF NUCLEAR POWER | 179 |
FUSION | 199 |
BIOEUELs | 219 |
SYNEUEL AND HIOHTEcII FOssIL FUELS | 227 |
HYDROGEN GEOTHERMAL | 236 |
ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES | 248 |
NATURALGAS AUTOMOBILES | 261 |
THE NATURALGAs WINDEALL | 87 |
Pracking and Horizontal Drilling | 93 |
LIQUID ENERGY SECURITY | 102 |
SHALE OIL | 109 |
Invest for a 209 Annual Return TaxFree | 118 |
ALTEPNATIVE ENERGY | 139 |
SOLAR SURGE | 145 |
SolarCell Summary | 158 |
CLEAN COAL | 273 |
WHAT IS ENERGY? | 281 |
The Beauty of Energy | 288 |
Energy Technology Policy | 294 |
NoTEs | 307 |
CREDITS | 323 |
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