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TRAVELING THE POWER LINE: FROM THE MOJAVE DESSERT TO THE BAY OF FUNDY

Author: Julianne Couch

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240 pages

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In our power-hungry world, all the talk about energy; what's safe and risky, what's clean and what's dirty, what's cheap, and what's easy tends to generate more heat than light. Julianne Couch wanted to know the real story of power production in this country? Approaching the question as a curious consumer, Couch takes us along as she visits nine sites where electrical power is developed from different fuel sources. From a geothermal plant in the Mojave Desert to a nuclear plant in Nebraska, from a Wyoming coal-fired power plant to a Maine tidal-power project, Couch gives us an insider's look at how power is generated, how it affects neighboring landscapes and the people who live and work there, and how each source comes with its unique complications.

The result is an informed, evenhanded discussion of energy production and consumption on the global, national, regional, local, and most critical personal levels. Knowledge is the real power this book imparts, allowing each of us to think beyond the flip of a switch to the real consequences of our energy use.

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