Screen LibraryThe bottomless well：the twilight of fuel, the virtue of waste, and why we will never run out of energy
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Basic Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxvii, 214 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0465031161 (hbk.) 9780465031160 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | TK01 |
| CLC: | TK01 |
| Call Number: | TK01/H877 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index. The twilight of fuel and the ascent of power -- Voracious technologies -- The virtue of waste -- Saving the perilously efficient grid -- Fueling the silicon car -- Bulbs, radios, and negawatts -- The paradox of efficiency -- Power, productivity, jobs, and GDP -- Insatiable demand -- Saving the planet with coal and uranium -- Infinite supply -- The power of life. |