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Index
Cover Page
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Foreword by D. Wayne Silby
Foreword by David Schimel
Preface
Introduction
DEBATE VERSUS RHETORIC
OUR GLOBAL HABITAT
POINT OF NO RETURN
PROJECT BUTTERFLY
A NEW SET OF LENSES
TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE THINK
Part I—The Case for Transformation
Chapter 1 Looking for Money: Can Capital Markets Create Sustainability?
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
FIRING UP THE IMAGINATION OF THE INVESTOR
INVOKING THE CAPITAL MARKETS
DRAWING FAULT LINES
FINDING THE CURE
THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE
SPARKING A FIRESTORM
GUIDEPOSTS FOR US ECOMONIC AND ENERGY POLICY
Chapter 2 Drought, Erosion, and Swarms of Insects: “It’s Just the Way It Is”
THE FUTURE IS NOW
THE FALLING SKY
THE DISEASE AND THE CURE
ENDING A CYCLE OF DEPENDENCY
A MORAL IMPERATIVE
EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY
THE IMPORTANCE OF NEW LEADERSHIP
PROTAGONISTS OF ALL KINDS
Chapter 3 From the Cold War to Climate Change: Creating a Level Playing Field
THE ASCENDANCE OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE
REMNANTS OF THE COLD WAR
KYOTO TAKES A BULLET OR TWO
SETTING THE STAGE FOR KYOTO’S FALL
RESURRECTING THE DEBATE OVER ENERGY
SURVIVING THE GREAT RECESSION—ALMOST
THE COST OF DELAY
Part II—Business as Usual
Chapter 4 Fires Move Fast: Climate Change and Energy Infrastructure
DROUGHT, FIRES, AND FLOODING
DETERMINING THE PLANET’S BASELINE
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ENERGY
THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR
A LONG STRETCH … OR IS IT?
Chapter 5 Victims and Survivors: Energy Economics and Peak Oil
ENVIROMENTAL SUICIDE
TWENTY HORSES UNDER THE HOOD
OIL: A PRECIOUS COMMODITY
REACHING GLOBAL PEAK OIL
MORE THAN JUST A FUEL
COOKING THE BOOKS
FUEL, FLOOD, AND CLIMATE CHANGE
DIMINISHING PRODUCTION VALUES
AN INCREASING APPETITE FOR OIL
Chapter 6 Finding a Straight Line to Safe Harbor: National Security and Energy Supply
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: THE UNITED STATES
SECURING FOREIGN SUPPLY
DRILL, BABY, DRILL
BUSINESS AS USUAL: A DEEPER LOOK
INTRODUCING NATURAL GAS
CONSIDERING RESOURCE RISK
WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?
WEIGHING THE NATURAL GAS OPTION
FULFILLING THE MANTRA
Chapter 7 Death Stars and Doomsday Machines: Nuclear Energy and Science Fiction
THE STATUS QUO
NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR ENERGY
THE CONTEST OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
THE NEXT MILLION YEARS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BREEDER REACTORS
THE ENDURING PROMISE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
A MILLION TIMES MORE
Part III—The New Business Case
Chapter 8 Fishing at a Nuclear Power Plant: Creating a Sustainability Model
SAVING THE BAY
CREATING A SUSTAINABILITY MODEL
THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS
THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARD
THE LIMITS OF NATURAL CAPITAL
REEXAMINING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
LESSONS FROM THE PAST
OUR RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE
Chapter 9 Building a Bonfire: A Path to Sustainability
VALUING OUR RESOURCES: THE FIRST STEP TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY
MEASURING COST VERSUS BENEFIT: THE SECOND STEP TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY
Chapter 10 Competing with Exxon: Defining Our Methodology
CREATING A FEASIBILITY STUDY
CALIBRATING THE MODEL
UNDERSTANDING SYSTEM DYNAMICS
FIRING UP THE IMAGINATION OF THE WORLD
Chapter 11 Pulling Us Out of the Quagmire: The New Business Case
THE PROJECT BUTTERFLY FINANCIAL MODEL
THE NEW BUSINESS CASE
RESULTS OF THE NEW BUSINESS CASE
THE PACE OF COMMERCIALIZATION
MAXIMIZING THE OUTCOME FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS
Chapter 12 Coming of Age: Renewable Energy
A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMING-OF-AGE STORY
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND A NEW RESILIENCE
LIMITLESS POTENTIAL TO POWER THE PLANET
THE VARIABILITY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
Chapter 13 What If God Makes Energy Free? Demand-Side Efficiency
FINDING THE 51 PERCENT
THE PURSUIT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY
THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES
CARBON INTENSITY METRICS
SPARKING INDUSTRY
A TREND TOWARD IMPROVEMENT
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
CAPTURING LOST POTENTIAL
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AS A CLIMATE-CHANGE TOOL
Chapter 14 A Tale of Two Cities: Supply-Side Efficiency
EFFICIENCY LEADS TO EFFICIENCY
THE SMART GRID AND SUPPLY-SIDE EFFICIENCY
COAL AND SUPPLY-SIDE EFFICIENCY
BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPLY-SIDE EFFICIENCY
NUCLEAR ENERGY AND SUPPLY-SIDE EFFICIENCY
ENCOURAGING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WORLD ENERGY USE FOR THE REST OF THE CENTURY
Part IV—Recommendations
Chapter 15 Crossing the Road: Creating a Sustainable Future
REEXAMINING THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
REVEALING DIVIDED CAMPS
PROJECT BUTTERFLY RECOMMENDATIONS
Chapter 16 You Are Born, You Grow Old, You Die: Final Reflections and Recommendations
IT’S TIME TO EVOLVE OUR AWARENESS
IT’S TIME TO EMBRACE THE NEW BUSINESS CASE
IT’S TIME TO CAPITALIZE
IT’S TIME TO OWN UP
IT’S TIME TO TAX
IT’S TIME TO (RE)REGULATE
IT’S TIME TO REDIRECT SUBSIDIES
IT’S TIME TO TRUST
Notes
Glossary
About the Author
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