Preface1. THE BASICSINTRODUCTIONWHAT is ENERGY?WHERE DOES ENERGY COME FROM?A BRIEF HISTORY OF ENERGYPATTERNS IN HISTORY2. USING ENERGYPUTTING ENERGY TO WORKELECTRICITYCoal-fired PlantsNuclear FissionNatural Gas PlantsHydroelectric PlantsOil-Fired PlantsWind PowerGeothermal EnergyMicroturbinesSolar PowerBiomassTidal PowerFuel CellsNuclear FusionComparative Generation Costs Power Transmission TRANSPORTATION.Internal Combustion EngineElectric Cars.Hybrids. ALTERNATIVE FUELSLPG and C/VG®EthanolMethanolHydrogen3. EFFICIENCY-TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FIRST AND SECOND LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICSEFFICIENCYENERGY ECONOMICSMARKET PRICINGTHE BIG PICTUREINSTITUTIONS AND ENERGYTHE ENERGY INDUSTRYECONOMICS AND POWER CONSUMPTION4. WILL WE RUN OUT OF ENERGY? THE PERILS OF PREDICTIONTHE ULTIMATE RESOURCEDISSENTING VOICESCREATING ONE CRISIS. . .AFTER ANOTHER. . .AND ANOTHERENERGY SECURITY5. ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENTDEFINING POLLUTIONINEFFICIENCY, WASTE, AND POLLUTION 119 OUR IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTSOME COMPARISONSRETHINKING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTARE REGULATIONS NECESSARY?SETTING MEANS. . .OR SETTING GOALSCAP-AND-TRADEHOW GREEN IS "GREEN?"6. ENERGY CLIMATE CHANGEFUEL TO BURN?THE GREENHOUSE EFFECTGREENHOUSE GASESCarbon Dioxide (COZ)Water Vapor (H2O)Methane (CH4)Nitrogen Oxides (NO2)CFCsIS THE CLIMATE WARMING?HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER CHANGES?ARE PEOPLE CAUSING THESE CHANGES?COMPUTER MODELINGWARMING DISTRIBUTIONSOLUTIONSTRADE-OFFSWHAT ABOUT POORER COUNTRIES? BUILT-IN BIASESWHERE DOES ALL THIS LEAVE US?7. ENERGY FOR THE FUTURELOOKING FOR TROUBLE.LOOKING AHEADSHORT-TERM FORECASTMID-TERM U.S. FORECASTMID-TERM GLOBAL FORECASTLONG-TERM FORECASTENERGY AND POVERTYENERGY AND WEALTHENVIRONMENTRESOURCESRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTENERGY INTERDEPENDENCETECHNOLOGYTwo PATHSAPPENDIX A Energy TimelineAPPENDIX B The Heritage Foundation's Index, of Economic Freedom APPENDIX C The Butterfly EffectAPPENDIX D Oil Production from 1970 Through 2003 APPENDIX E Units (Conversions, Prefixes, and Heat Contents)APPENDIX F Complete Figure SourcesINDEX
