In the tradition of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Thomas L. Friedmam's Hot, Flat, and Crowded, prominent journalist Amanda Little maps out the history and future of America's energy addiction in a wonk-free, big-pictu, Power Trip: A Journey Through Our Fossil-Fuel Past in Search of a Renewable Future3 out of 5 stars based on 2 reviews
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Introduction Confessions of a Petroleum Addict
1 Over a Barrel: The Boom and Bust of America's Domestic Oil Empire 3
2 War and Grease: How Oil Built and Sustains a Military Superpower 45
3 Road Hogs: Why a Hundred Years of Joyriding Has Us Running on Empty 81
4 Plastic Explosive: From Baggies to Boob Jobs - Our Love Affair with Synthetics 111
5 Cooking Oil: How Fossil Fuels Feed the World (and Energy Shortages Could Starve It) 147
6 Chain of Fuels: The Story of a 20,000-Mile Spinach Salad 179
7 Short Circuits: Why a High-Tech Superpower Has a Third-World Grid 205
8 Earth, Wind, and Fire: How Renewable Energy Will Dethrone the Powers That Be 243
9 Autopia: Detroit Does the Electric Slide 283
10 City, Slicker: Building Energy-Smart Homes and the Cities of Tomorrow 317
11 Fresh Greens: Not Your Grandma's Eco-Movement - Meet the New Pioneers 349
Bibliography 427
Index 433
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