The moral case for fossil fuels / Alex Epstein.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2014Description: 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781591847441
  • 1591847443
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 333.8/2 23
LOC classification:
  • TP355 .E67 2014
Contents:
The secret history of fossil fuels -- The energy challenge : cheap, plentiful, reliable energy ... for 7 billion people -- The greatest energy technology of all time -- The greenhouse effect and the fertilizer effect -- The energy effect and climate mastery -- Improving our environment -- Reducing risks and side effects -- Fossil fuels, sustainability, and the future -- Winning the future.
Action note:
  • Legacy 2017
Summary: The author believes that "we're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives--their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental"--Amazon.com.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index.

The secret history of fossil fuels -- The energy challenge : cheap, plentiful, reliable energy ... for 7 billion people -- The greatest energy technology of all time -- The greenhouse effect and the fertilizer effect -- The energy effect and climate mastery -- Improving our environment -- Reducing risks and side effects -- Fossil fuels, sustainability, and the future -- Winning the future.

The author believes that "we're taught to think only of the negatives of fossil fuels, their risks and side effects, but not their positives--their unique ability to provide cheap, reliable energy for a world of seven billion people. And the moral significance of cheap, reliable energy, Epstein argues, is woefully underrated. Energy is our ability to improve every single aspect of life, whether economic or environmental"--Amazon.com.

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