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050 00 $aHD9502.U52$bS53 2008
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100 1 $aShuster, Joseph M.
245 10 $aBeyond fossil fools :$bthe roadmap to energy independence by 2040 /$cJoseph M Shuster.
260 $aEdina, MN :$bBeaver's Pond Press,$cc2008.
300 $axvii, 402 p. :$bill ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 367-381) and index.
505 0 $aList of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Overview -- Part 1: Problems: Fossil Foolishness -- 1: Fossil fuels -- Fossil fuels in the United Sates -- Coal -- Natural gas -- Oil, petroleum, and gasoline -- Some conclusions, simple truths, and confusions -- Real costs of fossil fuels -- Bottom line -- 2: Fossil fuel disasters -- Growing acidity of the world's oceans -- Acid rain -- Smog and ground-level ozone -- Mercury -- Other nasty stuff -- Fossil fuels as mass murderers -- Regulation is no remedy -- Bottom line -- 3: Population -- Population demographics -- How population growth will affect worldwide energy use -- Bottom line -- 4: Global warming -- Mr Gore, global warming is a symptom, not the problem -- Greenhouse gases -- Global warming and the media -- What are scientist and Al Gore saying about global warming? -- More questionable evidence for global warming -- Difficulties and uncertainties of modeling global climate -- Solutions? -- Real solution -- True believers, contrarians, dismayed skeptics, and the disinterested -- Bottom line -- 5: Energy problems around the world -- United States -- European Union -- China -- India -- World -- Bottom line -- Part 2: Solutions -- 6: Solar energy -- Don't believe the hype -- Direct solar energy -- More light on solar energy -- Solar energy in the future -- Solar roadmap, September 2004 -- Bottom line -- 7: Wind -- Wind basics -- Wind-energy production worldwide -- Future of wind power in the United States -- Don't get blown away -- Bottom line --
505 0 $a8: Biofuels -- Ethanol -- Biodiesel -- Subsidies 101 -- Bottom line -- 9: Other renewable energy sources -- Dams and hydro-electric power -- Tides -- Waves -- Geothermal energy -- Other -- Bottom line -- 10: Nuclear energy -- No other source: the nuclear energy powerhouse -- No other choice, no other option -- Nuclear energy background -- How elegant is nuclear energy? -- History of nuclear energy in the United States -- Nuclear energy worldwide -- Nuclear energy and the media -- Global nuclear energy partnership -- Bottom line -- 11: Concerns about nuclear power -- Radiation -- Accidents -- Proliferation and global stockpiles of nuclear weapons -- Nuclear waste disposal -- About Uranium -- Transport of nuclear materials -- Bottom line -- 12: Water -- Grasping the problem -- Survey of problems -- What can be done? -- Bottom line -- 13: Hydrogen economy -- Hope and hype -- Low down -- Debate -- Auto industry -- Bottom line -- Part 3: New Dawn -- 14: Transportation -- Challenges -- Even political favors cannot cure incompetence -- Past -- Present -- Future transportation -- Foot-draggers, resisters, and opponents -- Political issues -- Bottom line -- 15: Bridging the gap -- False bridges -- Canadian Oil Sands -- US oil shale -- Bottom line -- 16: Energy independence by 2040 -- Use of nuclear power provides many benefits -- About US electricity -- How many nuclear, wind, and solar power plants does the United States (and world) need and what will they cost? -- Wise man speaks: Dr Dan Meneley's presentation in 2006 -- Future electricity needs -- Financial epiphany: this plan is affordable -- Implementation -- July 4, 2040: energy independence day -- Economic expectation: very good news -- Bottom line for the United States and the world -- Epilogue -- References -- Glossary -- Index.
520 $aFrom the Publisher: If the U.S. solves only its own energy problem, but the world does not, then everyone still loses. Pollution knows no borders and a sinking ship takes down everyone on board. That is why all countries must do what they can to affect a global transition to all-renewable, clean energy by 2040. That means a coordinated global effort with global scope. That means leadership from the United States, Europe, China, India, and Japan. That means diligent commitment from average citizens around the world, and corporate and national leaders.
650 0 $aEnergy policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPower resources$zUnited States.
650 0 $aRenewable energy sources$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld politics$y1989-