Happy Earth Day everyone- A relatively older book, still totally relevant today--
"Soft Energy Paths- Toward a Durable Peace," by Amory B. Lovins first published in 1977 by Friends of the Earth, much of it, I believe, published earlier in Foreign Affairs magazine. Amory Lovins is unquestionably a leading world expert in the areas of energy policy and technology options. This early volume discusses energy policy issues, conventional non-renewable energy resources and conversion technologies as well as renewable energy resources and conversion technologies. Good discussion on energy "quality' issues-- the first and second law of thermodynamics' issues we never hear about any more; appropriate technology for meeting different end-use tasks, etc. Also good discussion on nuclear power and proliferation issues-- all still relevant today. Excellent energy primer for anyone interested. Check the libraries. Another good volume he wrote a couple years ago with Paul Hawken is "Natural Capitalism," available in most Mpls. and Henn. Co Libraries. And for those really interested in energy policy, technology, conservation and new sustainable development issues... see Rocky Mountain Institute web site: www.rmi.org and their newsletter RMI Solutions... lots of PDF on the web site. Good local resources include: Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Mpls. www.ilsr.org Minnesotans for Energy-Efficient Economy www.me3.org (also see me3 Director, Michael Noble's Opinion piece on energy policy in yesterday's STrib. at: http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/2237394.html Michael Hohmann Linden Hills _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
