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Power trip : from oil wells to solar cells--our ride to the renewable future / Amanda Little.

Title
Power trip : from oil wells to solar cells--our ride to the renewable future / Amanda Little.
Author
Little, Amanda, 1974-
Publication
New York : Harper, c2009.

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Description
xvii, 446 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Summary
"Using historical anecdotes and contemporary reporting, Power Trip explains the roots of America's energy addiction, its current state, and outlines real solutions that are arising from a new generation of activists, economists, entrepreneurs, and the business community"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction. Confessions of a Petroleum Addict -- 1. Over a Barrel: The Boom and Bust of America's Domestic Oil Empire -- 2. War and Grease: How Oil Built and Sustains a Military Superpower -- 3. Road Hogs: Why a Hundred Years of Joyriding Has Us Running on Empty -- 4. Plastic Explosive: From Baggies to Boob Jobs - Our Love Affair with Synthetics -- 5. Cooking Oil: How Fossil Fuels Feed the World (and Energy Shortages Could Starve It) -- 6. Chain of Fuels: The Story of a 20,000-Mile Spinach Salad -- 7. Short Circuits: Why a High-Tech Superpower Has a Third-World Grid -- 8. Earth, Wind, and Fire: How Renewable Energy Will Dethrone the Powers That Be -- 9. Autopia: Detroit Does the Electric Slide -- 10. City, Slicker: Building Energy-Smart Homes and the Cities of Tomorrow -- 11. Fresh Greens: Not Your Grandma's Eco-Movement - Meet the New Pioneers.
ISBN
  • 9780061353253 (hardback)
  • 0061353256 (hardback)
LCCN
2009035212
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries