In this study of the competition between Ford and Nissan, journalist David Halberstam searches for larger answers to the future of America and whether it can still compete in the world.
In 2006, world oil consumption will exceed one thousand barrels per second. The news marks an important change that will have a far-reaching impact on world economies, investments, and business profitability. In "A Thousand Barrels a Second, Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial Peter Tertzakian" examines the future of oil and offers insights ...
In THE OIL FACTOR, Stephen Leeb accurately predicted the current oil shortage and showed how savvy investors could profit. But now the world is facing an energy crisis of unparalled scope and the recent surge in oil prices is only the tip of the iceberg. With meticulous research and analysis, Leeb shows that due to strong competition from India ...
Take the first step toward a better environment. Awareness of global climate change has reached critical mass around the world, and people are looking to see how the choices they make affect the environment. This highly practical and easy-to-use reference helps readers understand how to do their part to combat global warming in simple but ...
A manager's guide to the important areas of energy cost cutting, presented by three energy professionals. The text addresses subjects such as: energy auditing; HVAC; boilers and industrial wastes; steam generation and distribution; control systems and computers; maintenance; process energy management; alternative energy sources; waste reduction ...
This compilation of various patents, papers, descriptions, and diagrams concerning free-energy devices and systems is a visual tool for experimenters and researchers into magnetic motors and other 'over-unity' devices. Includes chapters on the Adams Motor, Hans Coler Generator, cold fusion, superconductors, 'N' machines, space-energy generators, ...
In The Empty Tank, Jeremy Leggett, an internationally renowned geologist and energy entrepreneur who spent the 1980s working for Big Oil, sounds the alarm about an unprecedented crisis. The oil topping point-the day half of all the world's oil is used up-will be reached, by many calculations, sometime soon. In fact, it may already be upon us. ...
Consumer Reports created this book to offer relief from the rising energy costs that steadily drain your wallet. It's jammed with easy-to-follow advice straight from Consumer Reports experts in the areas of home improvement, appliances and autos. You'll discover that there's nothing difficult or mysterious about saving energy dollars--it's really ...
In this new study of energy use and global climate change, Richard Wolfson outlines basic science concepts as well as specific, contemporary applications in energy production and their environmental consequences. "Energy, Environment, and Climate" is structured on the premise that climate change is the dominant energy-related environmental issue ...
We live in an oil-dependent world, and have got to this level of dependency in a very short space of time, using vast reserves of oil in the process without planning for when the supply is not so plentiful. Most people don't want to think about what happens when the oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but "The Transition Handbook" ...
Completely updated, this handbook should provide you with all the information you need to establish an energy audit programme for your facility. Accounting procedures, electrical, mechanical, building and process systems analysis, life cycle costing and maintenance management are all covered in detail. An additional chapter examines the role of ...
How efficient are front-load washing machines? When is it time to replace your old refrigerator? These questions and many more are answered in "The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings", a one-stop resource for consumers who want to improve their home's energy performance and reduce costs. Zeroing in on the most useful response can be a challenge ...
The Coming Economic Collapse is an urgent call-to-arms to avert an all-but-certain catastropheand a survival kit for an era that offers us only two financial choices: poverty or wealth.
Since the industrial revolution progress has meant an increase in labour productivity. Factor Four describes a new form of progress, resource productivity, one which meets the overriding imperative for the future: sustainability. It shows how at least four times as much wealth can be extracted from the resources we use. As the authors put it, the ...
Concern over energy supply, costs, and environmental problems are not limited to those prepared to venture into the countryside to an off-grid life. Urban people-now the vast majority in the Western world-share the same fear about what lies ahead. The average North American family will spend over one quarter million after-tax dollars on energy in ...
Rifkin's international bestseller presents the clearest, most comprehensive case for moving away from the destructive and waning years of the oil era toward a new kind of energy regime. Hydrogen--one of the most abundant substances in the universe--holds the key.
The first 1,200 pages of this enormous reference contain 400 activities for improving energy efficiency, grouped into sections on the boiler plant, the chiller plant, service water systems, air handling systems, room conditioning units, building air leakage, building insulation, control and use of sunlight, artificial lighting, and independent ...
The authors identify recent deployments of new energy technologies by enterprising engineers, small entrepreneurs, and eccentric thinkers in countries around the world, providing an early glimpse of the massive changes ahead.
A myth-shattering book that explains why energy is not scarce, why the quality of energy is more important than quantity, and why "waste" of energy is both necessary and desirable The sheer volume of talk about energy, energy prices and energy policy at both ends of the political spectrum suggests that we must know something about energy. But ...
Chinese production of automobiles rose from 42,000 cars per year in 1990 to 2.3 million in 2004; the number of passenger vehicles on the road doubled every two and a half years through the 1990s and continues to grow. In "China Shifts Gears", Kelly Sims Gallagher identifies an unprecedented opportunity for China to "shift gears" and avoid the ...
How did the United States become the world's largest consumer of energy? David Nye shows that this is less a question about the development of technology than it is a question about the development of culture. In "Consuming Power" Nye uses energy as a touchstone to examine the lives of ordinary people engaged in normal activities. He looks at how ...
As our dependence on and need for abundant energy grows, it becomes increasingly important for engineers and managers to develop and maintain energy efficient systems and build effective energy management programs. "Energy Management in Illuminating Systems" presents the latest concepts, innovative methods, and state-of-the art technologies in ...
Since the publication of the first edition of "Food, Energy, and Society", the world's natural resources have become even more diminished due to the rapid expansion of the global human population. We are faced with dwindling food supplies in certain geographic areas, increasing pressure on energy resources, and the imminent extinction of many ...
This volume is a result of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop that took place in Naples, Italy on July 4 through 7 of 2007. The workshop brought together the top researchers in energy technology, energy analysis, energy economics, and environmental economics from NATO countries, partner countries and Mediterranean Action countries. The book, like ...
In this revised and expanded edition, Howard E. Jordan explains - in a clear manner - the technology of energy efficient electric motors including motor losses, testing, and efficiency labeling. He also discusses how to calculate the return on investment for an energy efficient motor in addition to several other subjects related to effective motor ...
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