Beyond the Age of Oil The Myths, Realities, and Future of Fossil Fuels and Their Alternatives

Name: Beyond the Age of Oil The Myths, Realities, and Future of Fossil Fuels and Their Alternatives
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ISBN: 9780313381713

ISBN-10: 0313381712

ISBN-13: 9780313381713

Edition: 2010

Authors: Leonardo Maugeri

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List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/26/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 259
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

LEONARDO MAUGERI is Group Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategies and Planning for the Italian energy company ENI, the sixth-largest publicly listed oil company in the world. His articles have appeared in Newsweek, Foreign Affairs, Science, and the Wall Street Journal, among other publications.



Preface


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction: All the Energy in the World



The Fossil Sources



“King” Oil



The Splendor and Misery of Coal



All That Gas



The Quest to Eliminate Carbon Dioxide



The Alternatives



Nuclear Power: Renaissance or Decline?



The Weight of Water



Biofuels: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors



Gone with the Wind?



The Sun Also Rises



Geothermal Power: The Primitive Energy of the Earth



The Hype about Hydrogen, the Hope about Electric Cars



Energy Efficiency: The Invisible Source of Energy


Conclusions: How Can We Escape Our Energy Trap?


Notes


Glossary of Units of Measurement


Index