Energy Efficiency Reading List
National and Global Context
Ayres, Robert and Edward. 2009. In Crossing the Energy Divide: Moving From Fossil Fuel Dependence to a Clean-Energy Future. Ft Press.
Flannery, Tim. 2005. The weather makers: How man is changing the climate and what it means for life on Earth. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.
Friedman, Thomas L. 2009. Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
Fuller, M., C. Kunkel, M. Zimring, I. Hoffman, K.L. Soroye, and C. Goldman. 2010.Driving Demand for Home Energy Improvements. Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, Energy Analyst Dept. LBNL-3960E. Available at http://eetd.lbl.gov/EAP/EMP/driving/drivingdemand.html
Granade, H. C., Creyts, J., Derkach, A., Farese, P., Nyquist, S., and Ostrowski, K. 2009. Unlocking energy efficiency in the U.S. economy. McKinsey and Company. Available at http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/electricpowernaturalgas/us_energy_....
Hansen, James. 2009. Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth about the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity. New York: Bloomsbury USA.
Jones, Van. 2008. The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems. New York, NY: HarpersCollins Publishers
Klare, Michael T. 2009. Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. Holt Paperbacks.
Pew Center on the States. June 2009. The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America. Available online at: http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Clean_Economy_Report_Web.pdf
Ruppert, Michael. 2009. Confronting Collapse: The Crisis of Energy and Money in a Post Peak Oil World. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing
Simmons, Matthew R. 2005. Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Localization of Changes, Impacts, and Opportunities
Commission for Environmental Cooperation. 2008. Guide to Developing a Community Renewable Energy Project in North America. Available online at: http://www.cec.org/Storage/57/4933_QA0608_Guide_Community_RE_en.pdf
Estill, Lyle. 2008. Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economy. Canada: New Society Publishers.
Holmgren, David. 2009. Future Scenarios: How Communities can Adapt to Peak Oil and Climate Change. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.
Hopkins, Rob. 2008. The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependence to Local Resilience. United Kingdom: Green Books Ltd.
McKibben, Bill. 2007. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. Oxford, England: One World Books
Pahl, Greg. 2007. The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.
Rubin, Jeff. 2009. Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization. New York: Random House, Inc.
St Denis, G., & Parker, P. 2009. Community energy planning in Canada: The role of renewable energy. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 13(8), 2088-2095.
U.S. Department of Energy. 2000. Wind Power for Municipal Utilities. Available online at: http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/pdfs/wpa/31679.pdf
U.S. Department of Energy. 2009. Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments. Available online at: http://www.solaramericacities.energy.gov/pdfs/Solar-Powering-Your-Community-Guide-For-Local-Governments.pdf
