Based on lectures given by the author during 1975 for the Harvey Prize Lectures at Technion, Haifa, Israel; the Distinguished Visiting Lectures of the Faculty o

An accessible, nontechnical introduction to Earth resources and energy systems, for a broad audience ranging from undergraduate students to lifelong learners.

Defines energy and examines how energy from the sun provides us with heat, light, plants, food and other things necessary for life on Earth.

How to harness the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe. The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that’s not the end of th