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“Policymakers and casual readers alike can benefit . . . eye-opening . . . sheds lots of light with little wasted heat.”―Publishers Weekly
The near meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil spill, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply and demand for energy. Its procurement dominates our economy and foreign policy more than any other factor. But the “energy question” is more confusing, contentious, and complicated than ever before. We need to know if nuclear power will ever really be safe. We need to know if solar and wind power will ever really be viable. And we desperately need to know if the natural gas deposits in Pennsylvania are a windfall of historic proportions or a false alarm that will create more problems than solutions. Richard A. Muller provides the answers in this must-read manual for our energy priorities now and in the coming years. 50 illustrations 作者简介Richard A. Muller is professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the best-selling author of Physics for Future Presidents. For his outstanding work in experimental cosmology, he was awarded a 1982 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, and also a share of the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the discovery of dark energy.
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Great book. I have the same reservations as some others when it comes to the analysis of the electric vehicles. Also, his solar analysis is wrong - solar prices have fallen so much that kWh for kWh, it's a much better deal that wind nowadays. But the book outlines the impact of major disasters and whether or not they should influence national energy policy. It also covers the most comprehensive (by far) study on global warming and greenhouse emissions, a study that was funded by several extremely conservative groups, among others. Good read.
I had Professor Muller as a student in college in the early 2000s and he was probably one of the best teachers that I had, breaking down concepts into digestible "plain English". This is a fantastic book and offers a pretty good survey into the world of energy in this era of thinking green amid the threat of global warming. It's quite an easy read, and entertaining at the same time.
Disclaimer: I was an engineering student so I do have some bias. I still maintain that this is a pretty easy read for non-technical people.
This is the best balanced book I have read about the energy situation in the US. It is clearly lays out, and uses facts and figures to back up statements. The major sections address the meltdown at the Fukushima plant, the Gulf oil spill, global warming, natural gas, oil, economics, and alternative energies (solar, wind, energy storage, advanced nuclear and fusion). The book is easy to understand, but saying that, I need to identify myself as a former energy researcher. People without a technical background could have a different opinion.
Ultimately, it is the economics that will determine the energy mix, and right now the low cost of natural gas will determine how we use energy in the short-term. The technology of fracking has reduced the cost of natural gas to a level where other energy sources have a hard time competing, so for the next few decades natural gas will tend to dominate energy use. In time, alternative energy sources will take over, but development is necessary so they will be ready when needed.
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