Beyond fossil fools : the roadmap to energy independence by 2040

XVII, 402 S.

Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.

23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-381) and index

8: 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.

List 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

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