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p>Since the Industrial Revolution our civilization has depended on fossil fuels for energy – first it was coal; then petroleum. If business as usual continues, we are looking at a world where sea levels will be high enough to submerge many coastal cities and extreme weather events like 2012's Hurricane Sandy are the new normal. In this eBook, The Earth, Wind and Fire, we review the energy problem and analyze the options from the mundane to the far out. Copyright 2 Title Page 3 Table of Contents 4 Introduction 8 Section 1: Sustaining the Earth, Sustaining Ourselves 10 1.1 A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030 11 1.2 Longevity: 7 Radical Energy Solutions 21 1.3 Catch-22: Water vs. Energy 36 1.4 Catch-22: China’s Energy Paradox 45 Section 2: Here Comes the Sun 54 2.1 A Solar Grand Plan 55 2.2 Photovoltaics’ Bright Future 68 2.3 Reinventing the Leaf 70 Section 3: Riding the Wind 76 3.1 The Sky Is the Limit 77 3.2 Tales from a Small Island 81 3.3 China Turns into the Wind 88 Section 4: Nuclear Rebirth 92 4.1 Planning for the Black Swan 93 4.2 Can Nuclear Power Compete? 101 4.3 Fusion’s Missing Pieces 111 Section 5: Water, Water Everywhere 119 5.1 Time to Think Hydro 120 5.2 Turning the T

Author

Scientific American Editors

Publisher

The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781466833869

Subjects

Political Science, Engineering, Science