Sustainable Fossil Fuels: The Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy.

SUSTAINABLE FOSSIL FUELS: The Unusual Suspect in the Quest for Clean and Enduring Energy MARK JACCARD 

With gasoline prices at a peak in the United States and international tensions over oil supplies increasing, many consumers and energy experts are desperate for alternative energy sources. In this book, Jaccard argues that fossil fuels in and of themselves are not the problem and that technology exists today to use fossil fuels in a cleaner, more efficient manner. He examines fossil fuels, nuclear, and the renewable solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and biomass energies. He then details the state of fossil fuel use, whether and when we'll exhaust their supply, and the prospects for clean energy. He analyzes the potential for the renewable sources of energy and compares their costs and economic and environmental impacts with those of fossil fuels, noting that the latter fuels are cheaper for developing countries. Finally, he argues for sustainable energy policies. Cambridge, 2006, 381 p., b&w illus., paperback, $24.99.