Human beings depend on energy. From burning wood to harnessing the atom, we have relied on the consumption of natural resources. As civilization grows and the demand for energy increases, we must ask ourselves how to best meet our energy needs while responsibly stewarding our resources. In Abundant Energy: The Fuel of Human Flourishing, Kenneth P. Green provides a brief history of our reliance on different sources of energy, explores the viability of both current and potential future sources, and offers a vision for the task of fueling human prosperity in the 21st century.

Kenneth P. Green is a visiting scholar at AEI where he studies public policy pertaining to energy and the environment. An environmental scientist by training, he has authored numerous policy studies, newspaper and magazine articles, several encyclopedia and book chapters, and a textbook for middle-school students entitled Global Warming: Understanding the Debate (Enslow Publishers, 2002). Prior to coming to AEI, Mr. Green studied U.S. policy issues for eight years with California's Reason Foundation, and studied Canadian policy issues for nearly three years at Canada's Fraser Institute.

List of Illustrations
Roadmap
Introduction
Chapter 1: Homo Sapiens or Homo Igniferens?
Chapter 2: Energy Affordability
Chapter 3: Energy Reliability
Chapter 4: Energy and the Environment
Chapter 5: Energy System Inertia and Momentum
Chapter 6: Energy Independence
Chapter 7: The Danger of Unintended
Conclusion
Online Resources
Endnotes
About the Author