The world energy economy is poised for a sweeping shift away from imported oil and environmentally damaging coal during the next few decades, according to the findings in Power Surge, the latest book from the Worldwatch Institute. Pushed by the need to stabilize the earth's climate, and pulled by the investment opportunities that beckon, global energy markets are beginning a rapid move to more efficient, decentralized, and cleaner systems, echoing the shift from mainframe to personal computers during the 1980s. Among the emerging changes expected: a new generation of lightweight, super-efficient electric cars that can be refueled at home; the rapid conversion of coal and nuclear plants to efficient gas turbines; a new generation of mass-produced wind and solar generators that are cost-competitive with the most advanced fossil plants; tiny fuel cells and rooftop solar panels that allow people to generate their own electricity; and the gradual emergence of nonpolluting hydrogen as the world's main energy carrier, supplanting oil and natural gas.
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- Vital Signs 2003-2004: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future by Worldwatch Institute on 4 pages
- State of the World 1986: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society by Lester R. Brown in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm and Business by Paul Gipe in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- World Economic Outlook: April 2002 : Recessions and Recoveries by International Monetary Fund in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Population Growth (Aspects of Geography) by Ian Thomas in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Future of Oil as a Source of Energy by The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Profits from Natural Resources: How to Make Big Money Investing in Metals, Food, and Energy (Wiley Trading) by Roland A. Jansen in Back Matter
- The Real Environmental Crisis: Why Poverty, Not Affluence, Is the Environment's Number One Enemy by Jack M. Hollander in Back Matter
- Tough Choices: Facing The Challenge Of Food Scarcity (Worldwatch Environmental Alert) by Brown R Lester in Back Matter
- A Reason to Vote by Robert Roth on page 119
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