All about energy: dependence and disconnect -- Fossil fuels and nuclear power: powering modern civilization -- Renewable energy: energy of the past and the future -- Energy production: from the source to the consumer -- Global warming: how do you stop a hurricane? -- Peak oil: myth or threat to civilization? -- Nuclear power: practical solution or environmental disaster? -- Risk and uncertainty; energy security challenges -- Reducing the risks: policies to enhance energy security -- Investing in cleantech: a guide to technical due dilligence -- The race to replace oil: alternative transportation fuels -- Oil-free transportation: alternatives to the internal combustion engine -- Corn ethanol: past, present, and future -- U.S. energy politics: the elusive goal of energy independence -- The road ahead: planning and preparation