Name: Power Trip
ISBN: 9780061885143

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Power Shifts

A lucid look at how power systems change, with enough texture to stay interesting.

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energy transition, without the sermon
clear-eyed industry context

Expect

oil-to-solar framing
insight over narrative

Book Details

Authors: Amanda Little
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: November 3, 2009
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Energy Industry · Electrical Power
Reading lane: Energy Industry

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Environmental Economics
World History
Social History
Conservation

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Mental Health
Energy
Environmental Science
Natural History

About This Book

Power Trip is an adventurous, wonk-free, big-picture, solutions-oriented narrative by leading young journalist Amanda Little that maps out the history and future of America’s energy addiction. Infused with next-generation candor and optimism, Power Trip examines the ways in which oil and coal have shaped America as an international superpower—even as they posed political and environmental dangers to the nation and the world. Hard-hitting yet optimistic, Power Trip is a manif...

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Power Trip is an adventurous, wonk-free, big-picture, solutions-oriented narrative by leading young journalist Amanda Little that maps out the history and future of America’s energy addiction. Infused with next-generation candor and optimism, Power Trip examines the ways in which oil and coal have shaped America as an international superpower—even as they posed political and environmental dangers to the nation and the world. Hard-hitting yet optimistic, Power Trip is a manifesto for the younger generations who are inheriting the earth.