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ACKNOWLEDGMENT=xiii
PREFACE=xv
INTRODUCTION=3
I. ENERGY CATASTROPHES=9
1. FUKUSHIMA=11
Meltdown=11
Radioactive Release=15
Radioactivity and Death=17
The Denver Dose=20
Bottom Line : What Should We Do?=23
2. THE GULF OIL SPILL=26
The Deepwater Horizon Accident=29
Damage=33
Iatrogenic Disease=35
3. GLOBAL WARNING AND CLIMATE CHANGE=38
A Brief Introduction to Global Warming=39
Tipping Points=50
Local Variability=52
Hurricanes=54
Tornadoes=56
Polar Warming=57
The Hockey Stick=60
Sea Level Rise=62
Assuming It Is a Threat―Can We Stop Global Warming?=65
Geoengineering=72
The Global-Warming Controversy=73
II. THE ENERGY LANDSCAPE=77
Recycled Energy=81
Energy Security=82
4. THE NATURAL-GAS WINDFALL=87
Fracking and Horizontal Drilling=93
Shale Gas Reserves=96
Ocean Methane=98
5. LIQUID ENERGY SECURITY=102
Hubbert's Peak=105
6. SHALE OIL=109
7. ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY=112
Invest for a 17.8% Annual Return, Tax-Free, with No Risk=114
Invest for a 209% Annual Return, Tax-Free, with No Risk=118
Government Energy Productivity Policy=119
Other Great Investments=123
Cool Roofs=123
More Efficient Autos=124
Energy-Efficient Refrigerators=126
The McKinsey Chart=127
Feel-Good Measures That Don't Necessarily Work=129
Buses=130
Recycling Paper=131
Power Blackouts=131
The Smart Grid=134
A Case Study : Smart Meters in California=135
III. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY=139
8. SOLAR SURGE=145
The Physics of Sunlight=145
Solar Thermal=146
Photovoltaic Cells=150
Silicon=153
CdTe(Cadmium Telluride)=154
CIGS(Copper Indium Gallium Selenide)=155
Multijunction Cells=157
Solar-Cell Summary=158
9. WIND=159
10. ENERGY STORAGE=167
Batteries=167
The Physics and Chemistry of Batteries=169
The Future of Batteries=170
Bottled Wind : Compressed-Air Energy Storage(CAES)=171
Flywheels=173
Supercapacitors=176
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells=177
Natural Gas=177
11. THE COMING EXPLOSION OF NUCLEAR POWER=179
Blowing Up=180
Cost=183
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors=185
Running Out of Uranium?=192
Fukushima Deaths=193
Nuclear Waste Storage=194
The Coming Nuclear Explosion=197
12. FUSION=199
Tokamak=201
NIF, the National Ignition Facility=205
Beam Fusion=207
Muon Fusion=210
Cold Fusion=213
13. BIOFUELS=219
Ethanol from Corn=220
Biodegradable Is Bad?=221
Pseudo-biofuels=222
Ethanol from Cellulose=223
Ethanol from Algae=225
14. SYNFUEL AND HIGH-TECH FOSSIL FUELS=227
Synfuel=228
Coal Bed Methane=231
Coal Bed Gasification=231
Enhanced Oil Recovery(EOR)=233
Oil Sands=234
15. ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVES : HYDROGEN, GEOTHERMAL, TIDAL, AND WAVE POWER=236
Hydrogen=236
Geothermal=239
Tidal Power=243
Wave Power=246
16. ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES=248
The Electric Auto Fad=250
Tesla Roadster=251
Chevy Volt=252
Nissan Leaf=253
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles=254
Lead-Acid Batteries=255
Recharge Time=256
Effective Miles per Gallon=256
Ordinary Hybrids=258
Battery Challenges=259
17. NATURAL GAS AUTOMOBILES=261
18. FUEL CELLS=266
19. CLEAN COAL=273
IV. WHAT IS ENERGY?=281
The Properties of Energy=281
Energy in Foods, Fuels, and Objects=281
Is Energy a Thing?=282
The Meaning of Energy=284
Energy as Taught to High School Students and College Freshmen=285
Energy as Taught to Sophomores=285
Energy as Taught to Juniors=286
Energy as Taught to Seniors and Graduates=286
The Beauty of Energy=288
V. ADVICE FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTS=291
Energy Technology Policy=294
Energy Productivity=294
Natural Gas=294
Shale Oil=294
Synfuel=295
Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids=296
Nuclear=296
Key Considerations=297
Global Warming and China=297
More on Energy Productivity=299
Electric Power Grid and Venture Capitalism=301
Subsidies=301
Energy Catastrophes=301
Beware=302
Beware of Fads=302
Beware of Risk-Benefit Calculations=302
Beware of the Precautionary Principle=303
Beware of Optimism Bias and Skepticism Bias=303
Beware of Aphorisms 304
Your Legacy=305
NOTES=307
CREDITS=323
INDEX=327