Oil and the future of energy : climate repair, hydrogen, nuclear fuel, renewable and green sources, energy efficiency / the editors of Scientific American.

At head of title: Scientific American.

Includes index.

pt. 1. The era of oil and coal. The end of cheap oil / Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrere -- The end of oil / Paul Raeburn -- Oil production in the 21st century / Roger N. Anderson -- The Arctic oil and wildlife refuge / W. Wayt Gibbs -- A climate repair manual / Gary Stix -- Defusing the global warming time bomb / James Hansen -- Capturing greenhouse gases / Howard Herzog, Baldur Eliasson and Olav Kaarstad -- Can we bury global warming? / Robert H. Socolow -- A plan to keep carbon in check / Robert H. Socolow and Stephen W. Pacala -- What to do about coal / David G. Hawkins, Daniel A. Lashof and Robert H. Williams -- Soccer goes green / Gunjan Sinha -- part 2. The future of energy. Next-generation nuclear power / James A. Lake, Ralph G. Bennett and John F. Kotek -- The workings of an ancient nuclear reactor / Alex P. Meshik -- Smarter use of nuclear waste / William H. Hannum, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford -- The nuclear option / John M. Deutch and Ernest J. Moniz -- The power plant in your basement / Alan C. Lloyd -- The ultimate clean fuel / Julie Wakefield -- Questions about a hydrogen economy / Matthew L. Wald -- A power grid for the hydrogen economy / Paul M. Grant, Chauncey Starr and Thomas J. Overbye -- High hopes for hydrogen / Joan Ogden -- Liquid fuels from natural gas / Safaa A. Fouda -- Pumping coal / Gunjan Sinha -- Vehicle of change / Lawrence D. Burns [and others] -- Fueling our transportation future / John B. Heywood -- A waste of energy / The editors -- More profit with less carbon / Amory B. Lovins -- An efficient solution / Eberhard K. Jochem -- In pursuit of the ultimate lamp / M. George Craford, Nick Holonyak and Frederick A. Kish -- Power-thrifty PCs / Steven Ashley -- Turning green / Tim Beardsley -- The rise of renewable energy / Daniel M. Kammen -- Solar energy / William Hoagland -- More power to solar / George Musser -- Blowing out to sea / Wendy Williams -- When blade meets bat / Wendy Williams -- Plan B for energy / W. Wayt Gibbs.

With their impeccable reputation for top science reporting, the editors of Scientific American present influential information from the most important scientists and science writers in Oil and the Future of Energy. This one volume is an unparalleled resource on fossil fuels and the related geopolitics, climate change and climate repair, and energy options for the future, including hydrogen, nuclear power, renewable resources, and transitional strategies. With contributions from leading writers, including W. Wayt Gibbs and Raymond Socolow, this book brings together the most authoritative and accessible science writing on a topic of intense public interest and concern to businesspeople, investors, and all who care about the planet. Book jacket.