Before the lights go out : conquering the energy crisis before it conquers us / Maggie Koerth-Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koerth-Baker, Maggie, 1981- author.

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources--United States.

Renewable energy sources.

Energy consumption.

United States.

Energy development--United States.

Energy development.

Energy consumption--United States.

Energy conservation--United States.

Energy conservation.

Energy policy--United States.

Energy policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 290 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley and Sons, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

We all know America has an energy problem-even if we can't all agree on what, specifically, the problem is. Rising costs, changing climate, peak oil, foreign oil, public safety-the issues are complicated, the solutions even more so. In Before the Lights Go Out, Maggie Koerth-Baker finally makes some sense out of the competing agendas and reveals the practical, multifaceted plan that will save America's future. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Making Apple Pie from Scratch 9

2 One in a Quadrillion 22

3 The Efficiency Paradox 36

4 The Emerald City 52

5 A Box Full of Lightning 67

6 Good and Good Enough 84

7 The View from Merriam's Peak 102

8 The Take-Charge Challenge 121

9 The Olive Green Revolution 135

10 The Default Option 150

11 Home Fires 173

12 Bigger Little 186

13 Good Citizens of the Grid 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

779165297

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.