Robert W Righter: 2 books
Windfall
Wind Energy in America Today
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Not long ago, energy experts dismissed wind power as unreliable and capricious. Not anymore. The industry has arrived, and the spinning blades of this new kid on the electric power block offer hope for a partial solution to our energy problems by converting nature’s energy into electricity without...
The Battle over Hetch Hetchy
America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2005
In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite National Park, setting off a firestorm of protest....