Profiles in power
Subtitle: the antinuclear movement and the dawn of the solar age
By: Jerry Brown and Rinaldo Brutoco.
Contributors: Brutoco, Rinaldo.
Series: Social movements past and present
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Nuclear engineering -- Safety measures -- United States -- Public opinion.; Antinuclear movement -- United States.; Nuclear industry -- United States.; Energy industries -- United States.; Energy policy -- United States.; Nuclear energy -- United States -- Public opinion.; Solar energy -- United States -- Public opinion.; Public opinion -- United States.; Social change -- United States.
Description: Jerry Brown and Rinaldo Brutoco's Profiles in Power presents, in five case studies, the compelling stories of ten individual "Davids" who have made a difference against the nuclear "Goliath." Brown and Brutoco also profile the conservationists and the energy entrepreneurs who have explored "soft energy" alternatives to fossil fuel, offering a preferable alternative to the nuclear paradigm.

Brown and Brutoco provide their readers with an uplifting chronicle of the democratic process, a thorough account of the energy debate in the United States, and a history of one of the most important social movements of the twentieth century. The authors also move beyond a critique of the nuclear industry to the presentation of creative solutions that offer hope of climate stabilization and a sustainable solar future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-237) and index.