Reaping the wind : how mechanical wizards, visionaries, and profiteers helped shape our energy future / Peter Asmus.

Author/creator Asmus, Peter
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2001.
Descriptionx, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 1. Birds of a feather -- 2. Breath of the Gods -- 3. Welcome to the machines -- 4. Tesla's AC and Edison's utility monopoly -- 5. The winds of war -- 6. Visions of Heronemus -- 7. Small is beautiful -- 8. Outlaws of the Altamont -- 9. California dreaming -- 10. King of the hill -- 11. The tinker man -- 12. Good connections -- 13. The pirate poet of the Tehachapi -- 14. Sirens and songs of San Gorgonio -- 15. Shelter from the storm -- 16. All in the family -- 17. Not in my backyard -- 18. The windsmiths of Montezuma -- 19. From boom to bust? -- 20. Betting the farm -- 21. Machines in the garden -- 22. Fall from grace -- 23. Changing of the guard -- 24. Moving mountains with wind chicks, churches, and oil companies -- 25. Landscapes of power -- 26. A white knight for dark times? -- 27. The promise.
Local noteLittle-325232--305131028828+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00010901
ISBN1559637072 (acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TK1541 .A75 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold