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Energy for Future Presidents by Richard A. Muller

Energy for Future Presidents

The Science Behind the Headlines

Richard A. Muller

WW Norton · Print & ebook · April 23, 2013

“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.

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A practical guide to the contested energy questions shaping policy and daily life.
Genres
Energy Policy, Energy, Technology
Published
WW Norton, April 23, 2013

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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.

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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.

Energy, Explained

A practical guide to the contested energy questions shaping policy and daily life.

Come here for

  • The science behind nuclear, solar, wind, and natural gas
  • Energy choices with economic and foreign-policy stakes

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  • Clear explanations of a complicated, contentious subject
  • A focus on energy supply, demand, and trade-offs

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Energy43%
Energy Policy40%
Technology35%

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  • Energy
Authors
Richard A. Muller
Publisher
WW Norton
Published
April 23, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Energy