Traveling the Power Line: From the Mojave Desert to the Bay of Fundy - Couverture souple

Couch, Julianne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803245068 ISBN 13 : 9780803245068

Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 2013

Synopsis

In our power-hungry world, all the talk about energy--what's safe and what's risky, what's clean and what's dirty, what's cheap and what's easy--tends to generate more heat than light. What, Julianne Couch wanted to know, is the real story on power production in this country? Approaching the question as a curious consumer, Couch takes us along as she visits nine sites where electrical power is developed from different fuel sources. From a geothermal plant in the Mojave Desert to a nuclear plant in Nebraska, from a Wyoming coal-fired power plant to a Maine tidal-power project, Couch gives us an insider's look at how power is generated, how it affects neighboring landscapes and the people who live and work there, and how each source comes with its own unique complications.

The result is an informed, evenhanded discussion of energy production and consumption on the global, national, regional, local, and--most important--personal level. Knowledge is the real power this book imparts, allowing each of us to think beyond the flip of a switch to the real consequences of our energy use.

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À propos de l'auteur

Julianne Couch is an independent journalist and essayist. She is the author of Jukeboxes and Jackalopes: A Wyoming Bar Journey and Waking Up Western: Collected Essays.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803245068
• ISBN 13: 9780803245068
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible