Energy Autonomy: the Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy.

Environments | November 1, 2007| | Copyright

Scheer, Hermann 2007. Sterling, VA: EarthScan Publications, 320 pages, ISBN 978-1-84407-355-9 (hardcover), CDN $39.95 (hardcover).

If the frequent mention of wind power, solar energy systems and bio-fuels these days had you believing we had entered a new energy age characterized by renewables, you are not alone. There is much talk of this energy source around the world including periodic proclamations that the Age of Renewable Energy has begun. Many governments have set ambitious renewable energy targets, while many well-known companies are clamoring to show their ...

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