Based on the InCA/Grampian series shown on Channel 4, The Energy 
Alternative tells
how the energy revolution is happening, and why. But time is short. 
Before it runs out,
can we change the way the world works?

168 page pdf


        http://www.waltpatterson.org/theenergyalternative.pdf#search=%22weight%20falling%20%22stately%20home%22%20pulleys%20generate%20electricity%22

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The Energy Alternative is a companion to the television series of the 
same title,
commissioned by Channel 4 in Britain and co-produced by Independent 
Communications
Associates and Grampian Television.

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Official projections insist that less than forty years from now the 
world will be using
twice or even three times as much fuel and electricity as we do today. 
But the more we
use, the worse we make problems like acid rain, toxic wastes and the 
greenhouse effect.
The financial cost of doubling fuel and electricity supply would be 
crippling. The
environmental impact would be devastating.

Must we accept this grim prognosis? Or is there another, more 
promising approach? The
Energy Alternative is an introductory guide to the quiet, remarkable 
global revolution that
is transforming how we think about energy, and what we can do about 
it. The revolution
has been under way for two decades. It has seen gratifying successes 
and embarrassing
failures; but the crucial battles still lie ahead. Their outcome will 
determine the shape and
condition of the planetary society we bequeath to our grandchildren.

Based on the InCA/Grampian series shown on Channel 4, The Energy 
Alternative tells
how the energy revolution is happening, and why. But time is short. 
Before it runs out,
can we change the way the world works? 

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