The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (994 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00C3VDH6I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 553 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment and Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.. Michael Levi is the David M
The Power Surge argues persuasively that we must move beyond false choices between clean energy and traditional fuels, and instead aggressively pursue both in new ways. Levi touches on many ways the energy boom may impact other issues, including climate change, foreign policy and even the dynamics within small communities. It's awesome." --Marc Lamont Hill, Huffington Post "Storytelling and interviews mix with more detailed analysis throughout the book, which helps keep the reader engaged Levi adeptly unpacks the most widespread claims regarding increased US oil production's economic impacts. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University, and former Secretary of the Treasury "The Power Surge is a sweeping account and incisive examination of today's profound global energy developments and the inextricably relat
Essential reading Vernon Egger This book is startlingly and refreshingly different from most discourse on any policy issue in America today. Michael Levi has no obvious agenda: he seems genuinely to want to explore the roles of fossil fuels and renewable energy sources in our country (and on the planet) an. The best non-partisan summary of Energy Politics avaliable f p This is a well reasoned and scholarly analysis of the world's energy problems and politics written in a breezy layperson's style without a lot technical details. Most books of this subject that do not go into technical and economic detail, dumb down the issues but Levi is one. Finally! A highly readable yet analytically serious book that explains America's new energy landscape Jason The North American energy landscape is changing rapidly. Everyday, we read another story about US energy independence--and another story about how it is the hottest year on record. OIl and gas production is surging even as climate impacts are felt with increasing frequency. I
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. On the other side of the fight, he visits eco-startups and 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, explaining why the purists are often wrong. 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.. Both unfolding revolutions in American energy offer big opportunities for the country to strengthen its economy, bolster its security, and protect the environment. He show