Reply #61: the book is one of the first comprehesive works on the question of energy security [View All]

[kristopher]

...through renewable energy. It details the resources and capabilities in much greater detail than the 2002 article - which is a recap of the book that basically just reiterates the same conclusions from the book that was written so long before. What the article provides that the book doesn't is availability, unless you want to shell out the $90 for the book.

The original claim is directly a statement of the CAPABILITY of renewable resources to provide for our industrial culture. Both the article and the book make clear that they can.

The part I warn is obsolete is the part that says we need more R&D. That was a standard belief in 2002. It has since been shown to be wrong. There are a whole slew of plans to effect the transition that are built on the knowledge gained since 202. See Al Gore's website for his newest book where he lays out one such plan.