Energy: The Basis of Modern Civilization

The following sections are included:

• Civilization and Energy

• Total Primary Energy: The Sum of all Energies

• The Solar Origin of Energy

• The Wealth of Nations and Energy

• Oil: The Great Addiction

• Fossil Fuel Reserves: The Anxious Estimates

• Patterns of Energy Consumption

• Inflammable Ice: Methane Hydrate

• Capturing Carbon Dioxide: First Attempts to Slow Global Warming

• Biomass Energy: A Tried but Limited Solution

• The Hydrogen Economy: A Distant Dream

• Nuclear Fission: The Divisive Energy Source

• Nuclear Fission

• Yucca Mountain: The Forever Nuclear Store

• The Limits to the Use of Nuclear Fission Power

• Nuclear Fusion: The Elusive Power Source

• Non Carbon Renewable Energy

• Future Energy Use and Supply

• References