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The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,874 ratings — published 2016
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The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,241 ratings — published 2020
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,977 ratings — published 2008
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The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America’s Future The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America’s Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.77 — 154 ratings — published 2013
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The Big Switch: Australia’s Electric Future The Big Switch: Australia’s Electric Future (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.43 — 598 ratings — published
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.35 — 19,127 ratings — published 2023
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Nuclear Power Nuclear Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 1976
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The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,572 ratings — published 2024
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.44 — 13,244 ratings — published 1991
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The National Labs: Science in an American System, 1947-1974 The National Labs: Science in an American System, 1947-1974 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 2003
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Energy and Civilization: A History Energy and Civilization: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,283 ratings — published 2017
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Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.03 — 592 ratings — published 2012
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The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,289 ratings — published 2011
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Sustainable Energy - without the hot air Sustainable Energy - without the hot air (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,843 ratings — published 2008
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Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.84 — 837 ratings — published 2022
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Short Circuiting Policy (Studies in Postwar American Political Development) Short Circuiting Policy (Studies in Postwar American Political Development)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.03 — 343 ratings — published 2020
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.94 — 14,834 ratings — published 2022
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Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,623 ratings — published 2022
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Oil: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides) Oil: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.88 — 935 ratings — published 2008
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Pasteur's Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological Innovation Pasteur's Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological Innovation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.82 — 150 ratings — published
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The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.66 — 201 ratings — published 2014
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Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,541 ratings — published 2013
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The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.49 — 550 ratings — published 2015
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Iran's Natural Gas Industry in the Post-Revolutionary Period: Optimism, Scepticism, and Potential Iran's Natural Gas Industry in the Post-Revolutionary Period: Optimism, Scepticism, and Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2015
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Oil 101 Oil 101 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.16 — 822 ratings — published 2009
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Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties (Mit Press) Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties (Mit Press)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.98 — 125 ratings — published 2003
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Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.82 — 385 ratings — published 2009
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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,329 ratings — published 2016
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Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia Wheel of Fortune: The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.26 — 73 ratings — published 2012
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Crisis amid Plenty: The Politics of Soviet Energy under Brezhnev and Gorbachev (Princeton Legacy Library) Crisis amid Plenty: The Politics of Soviet Energy under Brezhnev and Gorbachev (Princeton Legacy Library)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published 1989
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Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Sources Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Sources (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.00 — 6 ratings — published 2006
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Energy Economics: Markets, History and Policy Energy Economics: Markets, History and Policy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 2.60 — 5 ratings — published 2016
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Energy Security in Japan: Challenges After Fukushima (Transforming Environmental Politics and Policy) Energy Security in Japan: Challenges After Fukushima (Transforming Environmental Politics and Policy)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2014
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The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.04 — 95 ratings — published 2015
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.08 — 67,093 ratings — published 2012
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Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.44 — 153 ratings — published 2010
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Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.76 — 230 ratings — published 2008
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Coal: A Human History Coal: A Human History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,305 ratings — published 2003
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Energy: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides) Energy: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,519 ratings — published 2006
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.85 — 8,070 ratings — published 2007
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Rare: The High-Stakes Race to Satisfy Our Need for the Scarcest Metals on Earth Rare: The High-Stakes Race to Satisfy Our Need for the Scarcest Metals on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.46 — 190 ratings — published 2015
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Petro-Aggression: When Oil Causes War Petro-Aggression: When Oil Causes War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.33 — 9 ratings — published 2013
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Revolution and War Revolution and War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.00 — 37 ratings — published 1996
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The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.22 — 29,123 ratings — published 2003
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Globalization and the Environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power Globalization and the Environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.18 — 11 ratings — published 2012
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Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,040 ratings — published
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Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,602 ratings — published 2009
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The New Kings of Crude: China, India, and the Global Struggle for Oil in Sudan and South Sudan The New Kings of Crude: China, India, and the Global Struggle for Oil in Sudan and South Sudan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 4.00 — 43 ratings — published 2014
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Market Madness: A Century of Oil Panics, Crises, and Crashes Market Madness: A Century of Oil Panics, Crises, and Crashes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as energy-policy)
avg rating 3.88 — 16 ratings — published 2014
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“Having an energy conversation without talking about climate is like talking about smoking and not talking about cancer.”
Chris Hayes

“Germany’s energy policy is like selling your house to live in a tent because it’s ‘eco-friendly’—then realizing winter exists, and tents have zero insulation.”
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