TY - BOOK AU - Epstein,Alex TI - The moral case for fossil fuels SN - 9781591847441 AV - TP355 .E67 2014 U1 - 333.8/2 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Portfolio/Penguin KW - Fossil fuels KW - Social aspects KW - Environmental aspects KW - Energy consumption KW - Energy industries KW - Combustibles fossiles KW - Aspect environnemental KW - ram KW - Aspect social KW - Climatoscepticisme KW - fast KW - Nonfiction N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -