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Acknowledgments | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Energy Catastrophes | |
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Fukushima | |
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Meltdown | |
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Radioactive Release | |
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Radioactivity and Death | |
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The Denver Dose | |
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Bottom Line: What Should We Do? | |
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The Gulf Oil Spill | |
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The Deepwater Horizon Accident | |
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Damage | |
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Iatrogenic Disease | |
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Global Warming and Climate Change | |
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A Brief Introduction to Global Warming | |
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Tipping Points | |
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Local Variability | |
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Hurricanes | |
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Tornadoes | |
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Polar Warming | |
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The Hockey Stick | |
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Sea Level Rise | |
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Assuming It Is a Threat-Can We Stop Global Warming? | |
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Geoengineering | |
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The Global-Warming Controversy | |
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The Energy Landscape | |
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Recycled Energy | |
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Energy Security | |
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The Natural-Gas Windfall | |
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Fracking and Horizontal Drilling | |
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Shale Gas Reserves | |
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Ocean Methane | |
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Liquid Energy Security | |
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Hubbert's Peak | |
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Shale Oil | |
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Energy Productivity | |
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Invest for a 17.8% Annual Return, Tax-Free, with No Risk | |
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Invest for a 209% Annual Return, Tax-Free, with No Risk | |
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Government Energy Productivity Policy | |
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Other Great Investments | |
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Cool Roofs | |
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More Efficient Autos | |
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Energy-Efficient Refrigerators | |
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The McKinsey Chart | |
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Feel-Good Measures That Don't Necessarily Work | |
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Buses | |
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Recycling Paper | |
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Power Blackouts | |
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The Smart Grid | |
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A Case Study: Smart Meters in California | |
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Alternative Energy | |
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Solar Surge | |
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The Physics of Sunlight | |
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Solar Thermal | |
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Photovoltaic Cells | |
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Silicon | |
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CdTe (Cadmium Telluride) | |
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CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) | |
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Multijunction Cells | |
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Solar-Cell Summary | |
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Wind | |
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Energy Storage | |
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Batteries | |
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The Physics and Chemistry of Batteries | |
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The Future of Batteries | |
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Bottled Wind: Compressed-Air Energy Storage (CAES) | |
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Flywheels | |
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Supercapacitors | |
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Hydrogen and Fuel Cells | |
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Natural Gas | |
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The Coming Explosion of Nuclear Power | |
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Blowing Up | |
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Cost | |
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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors | |
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Running Out of Uranium? | |
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Fukushima Deaths | |
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Nuclear Waste Storage | |
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The Coming Nuclear Explosion | |
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Fusion | |
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Tokamak | |
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NIF, the National Ignition Facility | |
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Beam Fusion | |
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Muon Fusion | |
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Cold Fusion | |
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Biofuels | |
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Ethanol from Corn | |
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Biodegradable Is Bad? | |
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Pseudo-biofuels | |
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Ethanol from Cellulose | |
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Ethanol from Algae | |
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Synfuel and High-Tech Fossil Fuels | |
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Synfuel | |
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Coal Bed Methane | |
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Coal Bed Gasification | |
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Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) | |
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Oil Sands | |
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Alternative Alternatives: Hydrogen, Geothermal, Tidal, and Wave Power | |
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Hydrogen | |
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Geothermal | |
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Tidal Power | |
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Wave Power | |
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Electric Automobiles | |
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The Electric Auto Fad | |
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Tesla Roadster | |
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Chevy Volt | |
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Nissan Leaf | |
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Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles | |
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Lead-Acid Batteries | |
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Recharge Time | |
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Effective Miles per Gallon | |
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Ordinary Hybrids | |
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Battery Challenges | |
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Natural-Gas Automobiles | |
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Fuel Cells | |
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Clean Coal | |
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What is Energy? | |
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The Properties of Energy | |
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Energy in Foods, Fuels, and Objects | |
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Is Energy a Thing? | |
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The Meaning of Energy | |
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Energy as Taught to High School Students and College Freshmen | |
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Energy as Taught to Sophomores | |
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Energy as Taught to Juniors | |
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Energy as Taught to Seniors and Graduates | |
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The Beauty of Energy | |
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Advice for Future Presidents | |
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Energy Technology Policy | |
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Energy Productivity | |
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Natural Gas | |
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Shale Oil | |
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Synfuel | |
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Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids | |
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Nuclear | |
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Key Considerations | |
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Global Warming and China | |
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More on Energy Productivity | |
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Electric Power Grid and Venture Capitalism | |
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Subsidies | |
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Energy Catastrophes | |
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Beware | |
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Beware of Fads | |
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Beware of Risk-Benefit Calculations | |
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Beware of the Precautionary Principle | |
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Beware of Optimism Bias and Skepticism Bias | |
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Beware of Aphorisms | |
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Your Legacy | |
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Notes | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |