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Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future
Oxford University Press
April 2012
On Sale: April 1, 2012
266 pages
ISBN: 0199986169
EAN: 9780199986163
Kindle: B00C3VDH6I
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
The United States is in the throes of two unfolding energy
revolutions, and partisans-convinced that only their side
holds the key to American prosperity, security, and
safety-are battling over which one should prevail. In
The Power Surge, Michael Levi takes readers inside
these revolutions to find out what's really happening-and
which side is right. From the back roads of Ohio where old
friends are warring over fracking, to the wilds of Colorado
where speculators are chasing the holy grail of oil, he
shows how oil and gas production, after decades in decline,
are being propelled upward by new technologies and high
prices, prompting enthusiasts to predict an economic
renaissance and impending energy independence. On the other
side of the fight, he visits California eco-startups
developing game-changing technologies and Midwest
manufacturers betting on a new energy future, revealing how
more efficient cars and trucks are increasingly dominating
the road and costs for renewable energy have plummeted,
leading many to herald a starkly different future that moves
beyond fossil fuels and saves the planet.
Armed with
on-the-ground lessons, and drawing on insights from
economics, politics, international relations, and climate
science, The Power Surge takes on the big claims
made by both sides in the fight over American energy,
showing what the changes underway mean for the United States
and the world and explaining why the purists are often
wrong. Both unfolding revolutions in American energy offer
big opportunities for the country to strengthen its economy,
bolster its security, and protect the environment. Levi
shows how to seize those with a new strategy that blends the
best of old and new energy while avoiding the real dangers
that each poses.
Sweeping in scope, provocative yet
thoughtful, The Power Surge is necessary reading
for anyone who wants to understand the changes roiling
American energy, and what they mean for our future.
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