Abundant Energy - Fuel of Human Flourishing

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth P. Green is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Klappentext Human beings depend on energy. From burning wood to harnessing the atom, we have relied on the consumption of natural resources. As civilization grows and the demand for energy increases, we must ask ourselves how to best meet our energy needs while responsibly stewarding our resources. In Abundant Energy: The Fuel of Human Flourishing, Kenneth P. Green provides a brief history of our reliance on different sources of energy, explores the viability of both current and potential future sources, and offers a vision for the task of fueling human prosperity in the 21st century. Zusammenfassung Abundant Energy is a concise guide to the role of energy in modern society and the ways energy policy affects life in the United Sates and around the world. Accessible and engaging in style! this brief volume introduces readers to an array of key energy concepts! including affordability! abundance! reliability! security! independence! and environmental impacts. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Roadmap Introduction Chapter 1: Homo Sapiens or Homo Igniferens? Chapter 2: Energy Affordability Chapter 3: Energy Reliability Chapter 4: Energy and the Environment Chapter 5: Energy System Inertia and Momentum Chapter 6: Energy Independence Chapter 7: The Danger of Unintended Conclusion Online Resources Endnotes About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Green, Kenneth P. Green, Kenneth Philip Green
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.09.2011
• EAN: 9780844772042
• ISBN: 978-0-8447-7204-2
• No. of pages: 100
• Series: Values and Capitalism; Values and Capitalism
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Environmental Studies