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- catalog abstract ""In Reaping the Wind, journalist Peter Asmus tells the history of commercial wind power in the United States. He introduces readers to maverick scientists and technologists who labored in obscurity, to entrepreneurs and visionary capitalists who believed that a centuries old idea could be made feasible in the modern world, and to enterprising financial advisers and investors who sought to exploit the last great tax shelter in federal history." "Reaping the Wind is both engaging and instructive, with information about the technologies and policies that drive the industry and give it promise interwoven with the human story of the struggle to develop - against great odds - reliable, clean energy from a source as unpredictable and seemingly uncontrollable as the wind. Anyone interested in renewable energy or the human and political drama behind the development of new technologies will find this an engrossing and enlightening work."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11968968.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""In Reaping the Wind, journalist Peter Asmus tells the history of commercial wind power in the United States. He introduces readers to maverick scientists and technologists who labored in obscurity, to entrepreneurs and visionary capitalists who believed that a centuries old idea could be made feasible in the modern world, and to enterprising financial advisers and investors who sought to exploit the last great tax shelter in federal history." "Reaping the Wind is both engaging and instructive, with information about the technologies and policies that drive the industry and give it promise interwoven with the human story of the struggle to develop - against great odds - reliable, clean energy from a source as unpredictable and seemingly uncontrollable as the wind. Anyone interested in renewable energy or the human and political drama behind the development of new technologies will find this an engrossing and enlightening work."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Birds of a feather -- 2. Breath of the Gods -- 3. Welcome to the machines -- 4. Tesla's AC and Edison's utility monopoly -- 5. The winds of war -- 6. Visions of Heronemus -- 7. Small is beautiful -- 8. Outlaws of the Altamont -- 9. California dreaming -- 10. King of the hill -- 11. The tinker man -- 12. Good connections -- 13. The pirate poet of the Tehachapi -- 14. Sirens and songs of San Gorgonio -- 15. Shelter from the storm -- 16. All in the family -- 17. Not in my backyard -- 18. The windsmiths of Montezuma -- 19. From boom to bust? -- 20. Betting the farm -- 21. Machines in the garden -- 22. Fall from grace -- 23. Changing of the guard -- 24. Moving mountains with wind chicks, churches, and oil companies -- 25. Landscapes of power -- 26. A white knight for dark times? -- 27. The promise.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-262) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 277 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Reaping the wind.".
- catalog identifier "1559637072 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Reaping the wind.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Island Press,".
- catalog relation "Reaping the wind.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "333.9/2/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Electric utilities United States.".
- catalog subject "TK1541 .A75 2001".
- catalog subject "Wind power plants.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Birds of a feather -- 2. Breath of the Gods -- 3. Welcome to the machines -- 4. Tesla's AC and Edison's utility monopoly -- 5. The winds of war -- 6. Visions of Heronemus -- 7. Small is beautiful -- 8. Outlaws of the Altamont -- 9. California dreaming -- 10. King of the hill -- 11. The tinker man -- 12. Good connections -- 13. The pirate poet of the Tehachapi -- 14. Sirens and songs of San Gorgonio -- 15. Shelter from the storm -- 16. All in the family -- 17. Not in my backyard -- 18. The windsmiths of Montezuma -- 19. From boom to bust? -- 20. Betting the farm -- 21. Machines in the garden -- 22. Fall from grace -- 23. Changing of the guard -- 24. Moving mountains with wind chicks, churches, and oil companies -- 25. Landscapes of power -- 26. A white knight for dark times? -- 27. The promise.".
- catalog title "Reaping the wind : how mechanical wizards, visionaries, and profiteers helped shape our energy future / Peter Asmus.".
- catalog type "text".