Fueling the Future: How the Battle Over Energy Is Changing Everything

by Andrew Heintzman (Editor), Evan Solomon (Editor)

From trips to the market to lighting entire cities, power is pivotal to the simplest of everyday necessities. Wars are fought over it, the planet is polluted by it, but now its price has become too high. Are we capable of shifting to cleaner, safer, more reliable sources of energy? Fueling the Future gathers the best and brightest minds in the field — thinkers like Jeremy Rifkin, L. Hunter Lovins, and Allison MacFarlane — and uses their collective wisdom to tackle this pressing question from several angles. The experts predict what a world without oil, which is estimated to run out in 50 years, would be like. What new energy alternatives are available? The use of hydrogen and fuel cells is examined, with surprising conclusions. Fresh, efficient prose makes the experts' controversial answers readable and engaging, as well as thought provoking.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sustainability, Science

416 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2003

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hydrogen Fuel cells? PEM? So far this book is a biased, pro-hydrogen economy piece...but still a good read for me...we'll see how it turns out. I'd love to believe that one day Americans will not rely on fossil fuels as a primary energy source, but knowing what I know about the global economy, I don't foresee it happening as soon as our North American counterparts believe it will.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vastly too bullish on hydrogen, but with some decent essays that set it apart from similar policy compilations.