The powers that be : global energy for the twenty-first century and beyond /
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2010.
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Table of Contents:
- What binds us all
- Our energy past: does it hold any lessons?
- Our energy present: global trends and what they mean
- Oil reality: burning questions
- Natural gas: the lighter side of fossil fuels
- Coal: once and future king?
- The great debate: when will the wells run dry?
- Nuclear power: a new context, changing views
- Renewable energy 1: the real and the possible
- Renewable energy 2: sources, technologies, limitations
- Hydrogen: forever fuel, or wishful thinking?
- Fusion energy: some like it hot
- Geopolitics and energy: an evolving geography
- The technology imperative: some reflections
- Climate change and energy: playing with fire, air, earth, and water
- Conclusion: final thoughts on new beginnings.