Energy for Future Presidents
The Science Behind the Headlines

This book is good if you want a comprehensive overview and justification of current energy policies. It's also good for a detailed description of the mechanics of fossil fuel technologies and nuclear. I learned a lot from this book. That said, I hated this book. Muller acknowledges that there's an in......more

I'm thinking everyone should read this—not just future presidents! This is the book to read to understand the issues of today in regard to energy. It’s got it all—oil, nuclear, climate change, alternative energy, natural gas, everything. Though there are several science-y things in here that I don’t......more

Richard Muller è lo scienziato per eccellenza. Prima di sostenere una teoria vuole dimostrarla. Per questo quando la commissione di Al Gore ha attribuito un aumento della temperatura globale dovuta alle attività dell’uomo, Muller è rimasto scettico. Non era convinto della metodologia usata dalla com......more

My full review is here: [URL not allowed]-richard-m... It's well written. Many will disagree with his thoughts on EV's and natural gas though. He is very pro-nuclear, but his arguments are very convincing, I have to admit.......more

Very interesting and relatively non-technical survey of energy solutions. Though Muller famously changed his mind about global warming, I'm not sure he chnaged his mind all that much. The book's greatest asset is that it provides a fair and realistic assessment of different solutions, revealing what......more