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Alternative Energy
Black, Brian  Richard Flarend 
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN10: 031334485X ISBN13: 9780313344855 DDC: 333.79/40973 LCC: TJ163.25 Edition: 55 (NL)

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As this book makes clear, civilization cannot long continue to ride on an oil slick. Worldwide, many people have come to see dependence on coal, and especially on oil, not only as unsustainable, but as profoundly destabilizing, both environmentally and politically. While ever-increasing demands continue to be placed on "mainstream" energy sources, recurring attempts have been made to generate power in "alternative" ways.

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Description based upon print version of record. Alternative Energy; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Conceiving of Alternative Energy; 1 Human Society's Need for Energy; 2 The Industrial Revolution and Humans' High-Energy Existence; 3 Against the American Grain: Paths Taken, Paths Declined; 4 The 1970s Initiate an Energy Transition; 5 Assessing Renewable and Alternative Energy Technologies; 6 Redefining Alternatives; Appendix 1: Summaries of U.S. Legislation Provisions Related to Alternative Energy; Appendix 2: President Jimmy Carter's Speech Concerning Energy, April 18, 1977. Appendix 3: President Jimmy Carter: The "Crisis of Confidence" Speech, July 15, 1979Appendix 4: Former Vice President Al Gore at New York University, July 17, 2008; Bibliography; Index; As this book makes clear, civilization cannot long continue to ride on an oil slick. Worldwide, many people have come to see dependence on coal, and especially on oil, not only as unsustainable, but as profoundly destabilizing, both environmentally and politically. While ever-increasing demands continue to be placed on "mainstream" energy sources, recurring attempts have been made to generate power in "alternative" ways. EBL RENTAL. Alternative Energy; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Conceiving of Alternative Energy; 1 Human Society's Need for Energy; 2 The Industrial Revolution and Humans' High-Energy Existence; 3 Against the American Grain: Paths Taken, Paths Declined; 4 The 1970s Initiate an Energy Transition; 5 Assessing Renewable and Alternative Energy Technologies; 6 Redefining Alternatives; Appendix 1: Summaries of U.S. Legislation Provisions Related to Alternative Energy; Appendix 2: President Jimmy Carter's Speech Concerning Energy, April 18, 1977. Appendix 3: President Jimmy Carter: The "Crisis of Confidence" Speech, July 15, 1979Appendix 4: Former Vice President Al Gore at New York University, July 17, 2008; Bibliography; Index;

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