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hydraulic fracturing, 80, 82 hydrogen, 24, 27, 28, 38, 52, 59, 61, 92–94, 99, 111, 129, 131, 151,180 hydropower, xiii, 21–23, 27, 31, 38, 98, 119–121, 153 I incandescent bulb, 46–48 Inglis,David, xv InteractionCouncil (IAC), 11 InternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),16 IPCC,24 K Keeling,Dave, 168 KeystoneXLPipeline, 69–71 L lead-acid battery, 154 LEDs, 45–48 linear concentrator, 108, 110, 111 liquid fuels, 20, 31, 57, 75, 76, 82, 129, 130, 133 lithium-ionbattery, 154 M M.KingHubbert, 72 McCarthy, James, 173 MENA,6, 9 Mercer, John, 177 methanehydrates, 76–80 MiddleEast, 6, 8 MillenniumDevelopmentGoals (MDGs), 10 Multi-StageFlashdistillation (MSF), 3 N NationalAeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA), 169, 177 NationalApplianceEnergy ConservationAct, 43 NationalRenewableEnergy Laboratory (NREL), 49 natural gas, xii, 14, 16, 18–22, 24, 26, 28, 31, 37, 59, 61–64, 75–83, 89, 127, 130, 135, 159, 171, 180 nickel-cadmiumbattery, 154 nuclear energy, 16, 18, 38, 90 nuclear fission,xii, 27,31,38,67,83, 86, 91, 95 nuclear fusion, xii, 27, 38, 67, 85, 91, 95 nuclear power, 16, 19, 22, 27, 31, 67, 80, 85, 87–91, 180 O ocean current energy, 142, 144, 145 ocean energy, xiii, 38, 98, 142–144, 146, 148, 149 OceanThermalEnergyConversion (OTEC), 147 offshorewind,97, 122, 124–128,142 OgallalaAquifer, 70 oil, xii, 14, 17–21, 24, 26, 28, 31, 37, 39, 40, 43, 59, 61, 63, 64, 68–83, 87, 89, 109, 127, 135, 143, 144, 161, 171, 180 oil spills, xii, 68, 69, 89 O’Leary,Michael, 177 onshorewind, 97, 121, 123, 124, 126, 127 OPECOilEmbargo, 43, 59 P PeakOil, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 permafrost, 78, 171 petroleum, 6, 16, 19, 24, 30, 37, 57, 61,62,68,71–73,76,130–132,138 photovoltaics, 49, 97, 102, 115 Index 191