Books

Edward S. Cassedy, Prospects for Sustainable Energy: A Critical Assessment. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. A detailed overview of alternative energy systems and how they work; suitable for serious students.

Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich, Healing the Planet. Boston, MA:Addison-Wesley, 1991.Two famous critics of current energy policies offer a broad range of arguments for changing today's energy and environmental choices.

Howard Geller, Energy Revolution: Policies for a Sustainable Future. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2003.A readable book that proposes many strategies for switching from fossil fuels not only in North America but around the world.

Jack M.Hollander, The Real Environmental Crisis. Berkeley:University of California Press,2003.A careful reconsideration of many environmental issues, including energy, with the goal of encouraging policies that would improve the lives of people in the third world.

Bjørn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring...