Power Trip: The Story of Energy

by Michael E. Webber

Book Overview

A global tour of energy--the builder of human civilization and also its greatest threat.

Energy is humanity's single most important resource. In fact, as energy expert Michael E. Webber argues in Power Trip, the story of how societies rise can be told largely as the story of how they manage energy sources through time. In 2019, as we face down growing demand for and accumulating environmental impacts from energy, we are at a crossroads...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541644395
• ISBN13: 9781541644397
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.3"