Re: Scientific American Special Issue - How to Power the Economy and Still Fight Global Warming

Bill Ghrist wrote:
September 2006
Special Issue
Scientific American
Volume 295
Number 3

ENERGY'S FUTURE:
BEYOND CARBON

INTRODUCTION
A Climate Repair Manual
BY GARY STIX
Coping with global warming will take innovations in both energy technology and policy.

STRATEGY
A Plan to Keep Carbon in Check
BY ROBERT H. SOCOLOW AND STEPHEN W.PACALA
Multiple technologies, each taking a slice out of carbon dioxide emissions, could slow warming.

AUTOMOTIVE ANSWERS
Fueling Our Transportation Future
BY JOHN B. HEYWOOD
New technologies, lighter vehicles and alternative fuels can lower greenhouse gas releases from cars and trucks.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY
An Efficient Solution
BY EBERHARD K. JOCHEM
In buildings and in industrial processes, Using power more judiciously is the quickest, cheapest solution.

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
What to Do about Coal
BY DAVID G. HAWKINS, DANIEL A, LASHOF AND ROBERT H.WILLIAMS
Coal is plentiful, but we must manage its environmental dark side.

ROLE FOR FISSION
The Nuclear Option
BY JOHN M. DEUTCH AND ERNEST J.MONIZ
Nuclear power could stave off more than a billion tons of carbon emissions annually.

CLEAN POWER
The Rise of Renewable Energy
BY DANIEL M. KAMMEN
Solar cells, wind turbines and biofuels are poised to become major energy sources.

FUEL CELLS AND MORE
High Hopes for Hydrogen
BY JOAN OGDEN
Hydrogen-fueled cars could slash carbon emissions, but it won't happen soon.

SPECULATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Plan B for Energy
BY W. WAYT GIBBS
Eventually, even more radical energy sources will be needed. Here are some possibilities under consideration.
This issue is now online: http://www.sciam.com/issue.cfm

Two of the articles are available in full without subscription: Introduction "A Climate Repair Manual" and Role for Fission "The Nuclear Option." The others have just the opening paragraphs, with the full articles available online by subscription (or by getting the magazine).
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