Power Trip
From Oil Wells to Solar Cells--our Ride to the Renewable Future
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 3, 2009
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- Who it’s for
- A lucid look at how power systems change, with enough texture to stay interesting.
- Genres
- Climate Change, Energy, Energy Policy
- Published
- HarperCollins, November 3, 2009
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Power Trip is an adventurous, wonk-free, big-picture, solutions-oriented narrative by leading young journalist Amanda Little that maps out the history and future of America’s energy addiction. Infused with next-generation candor and optimism, Power Trip examines the ways in which oil and coal have shaped America as an international superpower—even as they posed political and environmental dangers to the nation and the world.
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Hard-hitting yet optimistic, Power Trip is a manifesto for the younger generations who are inheriting the earth.
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A lucid look at how power systems change, with enough texture to stay interesting.
Come here for
- energy transition, without the sermon
- clear-eyed industry context
Expect
- oil-to-solar framing
- insight over narrative
Where it sits
| Energy | 42% |
|---|---|
| Climate Change | 36% |
| Energy Policy | 23% |
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Publisher categories
- Environmental Economics
- World History
- Social History
- Conservation
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- Mental Health
- Energy
- Environmental Science
- Natural History
- Authors
- Amanda Little
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 3, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Environmental Economics