Traveling the Power Line
From the Mojave Desert to the Bay of Fundy
Nebraska Paperback · Print & ebook · March 1, 2013
In our power-hungry world, all the talk about energy—what’s safe and what’s risky, what’s clean and what’s dirty, what’s cheap and what’s easy—tends to generate more heat than light.
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- Who it’s for
- Julianne Couch visits power-generation sites to examine how electricity is made and what each source changes.
- Themes
- Energy production and consumption, Energy's effects on landscapes, Personal consequences of energy use
- Genres
- Energy Systems, Renewable Energy, Technology
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In our power-hungry world, all the talk about energy—what’s safe and what’s risky, what’s clean and what’s dirty, what’s cheap and what’s easy—tends to generate more heat than light. What, Julianne Couch wanted to know, is the real story on power production in this country? Approaching the question as a curious consumer, Couch takes us along as she visits nine sites where electrical power is developed from different fuel sources.
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From a geothermal plant in the Mojave Desert to a nuclear plant in Nebraska, from a Wyoming coal-fired power plant to a Maine tidal-power project, Couch gives us an insider’s look at how power is generated, how it affects neighboring landscapes and the people who live and work there, and how each source comes with its own unique complications. The result is an informed, evenhanded discussion of energy production and consumption on the global, national, regional, local, and—most important—personal level. Knowledge is the real power this book imparts, allowing each of us to think beyond the flip of a switch to the real consequences of our energy use.
Power Generation Sites
Julianne Couch visits power-generation sites to examine how electricity is made and what each source changes.
Come here for
- Visits to nine power-generation sites across the country
- How power plants affect nearby landscapes and people
Expect
- Different fuel sources, from geothermal to coal
- An evenhanded look at energy’s local and personal consequences
Where it sits
| Energy Systems | 53% |
|---|---|
| Renewable Energy | 28% |
| Technology | 22% |
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Publisher categories
- Technology
- Renewable Energy
- Electrical Power
- Authors
- Julianne Couch
- Publisher
- Nebraska Paperback
- Published
- March 1, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Energy production and consumption · Energy's effects on landscapes · Personal consequences of energy use
- Reading lane
- Technology