Energy for future presidents
Subtitle: The science behind the headlines
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780393345100
Table of contents: title: I. Energy catastrophes.; title: 1. Fukushima; title: Meltdown; title: Radioactive release; title: Radioactivity and death; title: The Denver dose; title: Bottom line : what should we do?; title: 2. The Gulf Oil Spill; title: The Deepwater Horizon accident; title: Damage; title: Iatrogenic disease; title: 3. Global warming and climate change; title: A brief introduction to global warming; title: Tipping points; title: Local variability; title: Hurricanes; title: Tornadoes; title: Polar warming; title: The hockey stick; title: Sea level rise; title: Assuming it is a threat : can we stop global warming?; title: Geoengineering; title: The global-warming controversy; title: II. The energy landscape.; title: Recycled energy; title: Energy security; title: 4. The natural-gas windfall; title: Fracking and horizontal drilling; title: Shale gas reserves; title: Ocean methane; title: 5. Liquid energy security; title: Hubbert's Peak; title: 6. Shale oil; title: 7. Energy productivity; title: Invest for a 17.8% annual return, tax-free, with no risk; title: Invest for a 209% annual return, tax-free with no risk; title: Government Energy Productivity Policy; title: Other great investments; title: Cool roofs; title: More efficient autos; title: Energy-efficient refrigerators; title: The McKinsey Chart; title: Feel-good measures that don't necessarily work; title: Buses; title: Recycling paper; title: Power blackouts; title: The smart grid; title: A case study : smart meters in California; title: III. Alternative energy.; title: 8. Solar surge; title: The physics of sunlight; title: Solar thermal; title: Photovoltaic cells; title: Silicon; title: CdTe (Cadmium Telluride); title: CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide); title: Multijunction cells; title: Solar-cell summary; title: 9. Wind; title: 10. Energy storage; title: Batteries; title: The physics and chemistry of batteries; title: The future of batteries; title: Bottled wind : compressed-air energy storage (CAES); title: Flywheels; title: Supercapacitors; title: Hydrogen and fuel cells; title: Natural gas; title: 11. The coming explosion of nuclear power; title: Blowing up; title: Cost; title: Small modular nuclear reactors; title: Running out of uranium?; title: Fukushima deaths; title: Nuclear waste storage; title: The coming nuclear explosion; title: 12. Fusion; title: Tokamak; title: NIF, the National Ignition Facility; title: Beam fusion; title: Muon fusion; title: Cold fusion; title: 13. Biofuels; title: Ethanol from corn; title: Biodegradable is bad?; title: Pseudo-biofuels; title: Ethanol from cellulose; title: Ethanol from algae; title: 14. Synfuel and high-tech fossil fuels; title: Synfuel; title: Coal bed methane; title: Coal bed gasification; title: Enhanced oil recovery (EOR); title: Oil sands; title: 15. Alternative alternatives : hydrogen, geothermal, tidal, and wave power; title: Hydrogen; title: Geothermal; title: Tidal power; title: Wave power; title: 16. Electric automobiles; title: The electric auto fad; title: Tesla Roadster; title: Chevy Volt; title: Nissan Leaf; title: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; title: Lead-acid batteries; title: Recharge time; title: Effective miles per gallon; title: Ordinary hybrids; title: Battery challenges; title: 17. Natural-gas automobiles; title: 18. Fuel cells; title: 19. Clean coal; title: IV. What is energy?; title: The properties of energy; title: Energy in foods, fuels, and objects; title: Is energy a thing?; title: The meaning of energy; title: Energy as taught to High School students and College freshmen; title: Energy as taught to Sophomores; title: Energy as taught to Juniors; title: Energy as taught to Seniors and Graduates; title: The beauty of energy; title: V. Advice for future presidents.; title: Energy technology policy; title: Energy productivity; title: Natural gas; title: Shale oil; title: Synfuel; title: Hybrids and plug-in hybrids; title: Nuclear; title: Key considerations; title: Global warming and China; title: More on energy productivity; title: Electric power grid and Venture Capitalism; title: Subsidies; title: Energy catastrophes; title: Beware; title: Beware of fats; title: Beware of risk-benefit calculations; title: Beware of the precautionary principle; title: Beware of optimism bias and skepticism bias; title: Beware of aphorisms; title: Your legacy