Farming for Fuel: The Political Economy of Energy Sources in the United States

by Folke Dovring

As domestic and worldwide petroleum reserves dwindle, America's energy situation continues to worsen. Farming for Fuel offers a major investigation into producing methanol from biomass to replace reliance on petroleum fuels. Dovring's treatment of the topic is thorough and well-reasoned. He suggests that current problems facing the U.S.--vulnerable oil imports, farm surplus production, soil erosion, and air polution--could be eradicated by methanol...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275930084
• ISBN13: 9780275930080
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"