Buying time : environmental collapse and the future of energy /
Makabe, Kazuyasu,
Buying time : environmental collapse and the future of energy / Kaz Makabe. - 321 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: civilization is about energy -- Waiting for the windshield -- Joules are a society's best friend -- Sustainable, shustainable -- Renewables reality check -- The trials and travails of taming the atom -- Inviting back the toilet-trained genie -- Innovation: steve austin or gray goo? -- Conclusion: any time for sale? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
9781611689310 (cloth)
2016024462
Power resources--Environmental aspects.
Fossil fuels--Environmental aspects.
Renewable energy sources--Environmental aspects.
Nuclear energy--Environmental aspects.
TD195.42 / .M35 2017
333.79
Buying time : environmental collapse and the future of energy / Kaz Makabe. - 321 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: civilization is about energy -- Waiting for the windshield -- Joules are a society's best friend -- Sustainable, shustainable -- Renewables reality check -- The trials and travails of taming the atom -- Inviting back the toilet-trained genie -- Innovation: steve austin or gray goo? -- Conclusion: any time for sale? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
9781611689310 (cloth)
2016024462
Power resources--Environmental aspects.
Fossil fuels--Environmental aspects.
Renewable energy sources--Environmental aspects.
Nuclear energy--Environmental aspects.
TD195.42 / .M35 2017
333.79