{"product_id":"energy-revolution-mara-prentiss-9780674725027","title":"Energy Revolution: The Physics and the Promise of Efficient Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnergy can be neither created nor destroyed--but it can be wasted. The United States wastes two-thirds of its energy, including 80 percent of the energy used in transportation. So the nation has a tremendous opportunity to develop a sensible energy policy based on benefits and costs. But to do that we need facts--not hyperbole, not wishful thinking. Mara Prentiss presents and interprets political and technical information from government reports and press releases, as well as fundamental scientific laws, to advance a bold claim: wind and solar power could generate 100 percent of the United States' average total energy demand for the foreseeable future, even without waste reduction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo meet the actual rather than the average demand, significant technological and political hurdles must be overcome. Still, a U.S. energy economy based entirely on wind, solar, hydroelectricity, and biofuels is within reach. The transition to renewables will benefit from new technologies that decrease energy consumption without lifestyle sacrifices, including energy optimization from interconnected smart devices and waste reduction from use of LED lights, regenerative brakes, and electric cars. Many countries cannot obtain sufficient renewable energy within their borders, Prentiss notes, but U.S. conversion to a 100 percent renewable energy economy would, by itself, significantly reduce the global impact of fossil fuel consumption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnhanced by full-color visualizations of key concepts and data, \u003ci\u003eEnergy Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e answers one of the century's most crucial questions: How can we get smarter about producing and distributing, using and conserving, energy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mara Prentiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674725026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674725027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2015 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015","brand":"Mara Prentiss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065038156031,"sku":"9780674725027","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8828232f-9f8c-48c8-9863-565e761a42fc.jpg?v=1768672728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/energy-revolution-mara-prentiss-9780674725027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}