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English
Description
Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. For those without access to a generator, there is no running water, no sewage, no refrigeration or light. Food and medical supplies are dwindling. Devices we rely on have gone dark. Banks no longer function, looting is widespread, and law and order are being tested as never before. It isn't just a scenario. A well-designed attack...
2) Overload
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
Description
Provides inside glimpses of the little-known world of electric power production--which is increasingly vital to all. One incident after another at Golden State Power and Light Company leads to the ulitmate crises--a total black-out!
6) Reaping the wind: how mechanical wizards, visionaries, and profiteers helped shape our energy future
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The way humans produce, distribute and consume power will be cleaner, cheaper, and infinitely more complex within the next decade. In The Energy Switch, leading energy industry expert Peter Kelly-Detwiler looks at all aspects of the transformation: how we got here, where we are going, and the implications for all of us in our daily lives"--
