| Oil crises and long gas lines seem as much relics of the 1970s as do leisure suits. Also quaintly reminiscent of that decade are the then widely touted alternative remedies to our energy problems--solutions such as solar, geothermal, and wind energy. Berger makes clear, however, that we continue to ignore these renewable energy sources at our own risk and at great expense. Berger specializes in environmental and energy policy and is an independent consultant. Here he draws attention to new ways entrepreneurs and small companies have been harnessing power and developing new products. These efforts have usually gone without fanfare, attracted little government interest, and been opposed by what Berger refers to as "fossil fuel lobbyists." Berger explains why it is so important to develop alternative energy sources, and stirs the imagination with exciting examples of the progress being made in the fields of solar, wind, bioenergy, and geothermal technology and with electric vehicles and hypercars. David Rouse |