Using historical anecdotes as well as modern story-telling and basic science, this book describes how humans are changing the chemistry of our air and oceans. The great life-giving cycles that maintain a livable environment are being altered, causing wide range of consequences. Very real solutions, technological and economic are also addressed.
Using historical anecdotes as well as modern story-telling and basic science, this book describes how humans are changing the chemistry of our air and oceans. The great life-giving cycles that maintain a livable environment are being altered, causing wide range of consequences. Very real solutions, technological and economic are also addressed.
Jeffrey Loehr is a strategy advisory and growth specialist, helping businesses understand and manage uncertainty in the future.
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Preface Part I - The Nature of Energy Chapter 1: The Protagonist-Energy Chapter 2: Doing the Numbers-Measuring Energy and Power Chapter 3: The Dancer-Changing Forms of Energy Chapter 4: Can't Be Made, Can't Be Destroyed-Still Dancing Chapter 5: Wellspring of Energy-Surprise! It's All Nuclear Part II - The Ways of the Natural World Chapter 6: Homage to Sol Chapter 7: Storms Brewing-The Water Cycle Chapter 8: Solid Sunshine-The Carbon Cycle Chapter 9: How is a Saturn Moon Rocket Similar to a Cow? Respiration and Combustion Chapter 10: How is a Saturn Moon Rocket Different From a Cow? Fossil Fuels Part III - Global Warming and Climate Change-Why Should We Care? Chapter 11: Giver of Life-The Greenhouse Effect Chapter 12: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Chapter 13: So What? Consequences of a Warming Planet Chapter 14: The Other Guy Did It! Chapter 15: The Trouble with Scientists Part IV - How Did We Get to Here? Chapter 16: From the Dawn of Humanity until the Industrial Revolution Chapter 17: Four Revolutions Part V - The Way Forward Chapter 18: Getting More for Less-Efficiency Chapter 19: Electricity-The Problem and the Future Chapter 20: Turbine Free Electricity-Photovoltaics Chapter 21: What Else? Chapter 22: Just Keep Thinking Chapter 23: The Third Rail Solution - Population Chapter 24: Why Are We Slow to Act? Part VI - The Business of Energy Chapter 25: Disruption and Jobs Chapter 26: "Free Market"-The Cost of Energy Chapter 27: Looking for the Possible-Some Free Mlarket Solutions Chapter 28: Capitalism-Yea or Nay? Part VII - Into the Next Revolution Chapter 29: What Lies Ahead? Chapter 30: Ending the Gaian War Epilogue: Lessons From the Past Frequently Asked Questions Appendix A: Units of Measuring Energy and Power Appendix B: Electricity Terms Websites Referenced Glossary Annotated Bibliography About the Authors
Preface Part I - The Nature of Energy Chapter 1: The Protagonist-Energy Chapter 2: Doing the Numbers-Measuring Energy and Power Chapter 3: The Dancer-Changing Forms of Energy Chapter 4: Can't Be Made, Can't Be Destroyed-Still Dancing Chapter 5: Wellspring of Energy-Surprise! It's All Nuclear Part II - The Ways of the Natural World Chapter 6: Homage to Sol Chapter 7: Storms Brewing-The Water Cycle Chapter 8: Solid Sunshine-The Carbon Cycle Chapter 9: How is a Saturn Moon Rocket Similar to a Cow? Respiration and Combustion Chapter 10: How is a Saturn Moon Rocket Different From a Cow? Fossil Fuels Part III - Global Warming and Climate Change-Why Should We Care? Chapter 11: Giver of Life-The Greenhouse Effect Chapter 12: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Chapter 13: So What? Consequences of a Warming Planet Chapter 14: The Other Guy Did It! Chapter 15: The Trouble with Scientists Part IV - How Did We Get to Here? Chapter 16: From the Dawn of Humanity until the Industrial Revolution Chapter 17: Four Revolutions Part V - The Way Forward Chapter 18: Getting More for Less-Efficiency Chapter 19: Electricity-The Problem and the Future Chapter 20: Turbine Free Electricity-Photovoltaics Chapter 21: What Else? Chapter 22: Just Keep Thinking Chapter 23: The Third Rail Solution - Population Chapter 24: Why Are We Slow to Act? Part VI - The Business of Energy Chapter 25: Disruption and Jobs Chapter 26: "Free Market"-The Cost of Energy Chapter 27: Looking for the Possible-Some Free Mlarket Solutions Chapter 28: Capitalism-Yea or Nay? Part VII - Into the Next Revolution Chapter 29: What Lies Ahead? Chapter 30: Ending the Gaian War Epilogue: Lessons From the Past Frequently Asked Questions Appendix A: Units of Measuring Energy and Power Appendix B: Electricity Terms Websites Referenced Glossary Annotated Bibliography About the Authors
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