Customer Review: This book delves into the kind of information that could help us avoid making the same mistakes over and over. If it can help create awareness of how susceptible the public is to being flim-flammed by the Oil Industry experts and its sycophants imbedded throughout the government and media we could... more info
Customer Review: Thank you for this book and the knowledge about what is actually being done about reinventing energy and kudos to environmentalists and scientists. We should impeach all of our senators and reps, not to mention Bush and CHaney and get some real, honest people in charge of our `world'.
Customer Review: Another book from a writer who says "I was anti-nuclear but I think different now". What sort of message can we expect from somebody who says "In 50 years of operation, they have caused no deaths to the public"? Obviously she has never heard about Chernobyl, or the cancer clusters near Sellafield... more info
Customer Review: This is a must read for everyone on this planet! Filled with alarming facts and information. Most people are completely unaware of the water crisis, so read this book and tell everyone you know.
Customer Review: An environmental book written by a statistician! 90% of all statistics can be used to show either side of the argument 50% of the time! This author uses this skill liberally. The first chapter makes a very valid point: be aware of what you're reading and be skeptical! The rest of the book is... more info
Customer Review: I expected to see more on the technologies competing to replace gasoline as the power source for cars in this book. it is really more about how the world auto industry reached its current state than the merits of the alternative technologies and forecasting which will prevail. Still, if you read it,... more info
Customer Review: I have revisited this book a number of times since I read it last year. It is a good resouce in understanding the benefits and dangers of going green.
Customer Review: This is a huge compilation of relevant information about building equipments currently used in North America. One may call it a Handbook rather than a Text Book. Design calculations are given for simple scenarios. HVAC and Lighting sections are very well written. Inclusions of more examples of... more info
Customer Review: I just returned from working in Port Harcourt for several months. This is a very graphic book from people who were able to penetrate the heart of the Niger Delta with pictures that very few people would otherwise be able to see.