2. The Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1
5. Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due
6. 2. The Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian 11
7. 3. The Air we Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion 27
8. 4. From Outer Space: Asia’s Brown Cloud, and More 46
9. Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature
10. 5. The Drillers 63
11. 6. The Modelers 88
12. 7. The Synthesizers 111
13. Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies we can Deploy Right Now
14. 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit 133
15. 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design 148
16. 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy 167
17. 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy 180
18. Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today’s Technology 197
19. Acknowledgments 209
20. Notes 211
21. Bibliography 237
22. Index 241