NS Book Reviews: A 2009 Compendium

NS Book Reviews: A 2009 Compendium

- by Randy Brich -

Books provide access to information at a minimal investment. But, which book should the reader read? Interested readers may benefit from the following reviews of books I read this year. Merry Christmas!

NS Book Review: Terrestrial Energy: How Nuclear Power Will Lead the Green Revolution and End America’s Energy Odyssey
Terrestrial Energy: How Nuclear Power Will Lead the Green Revolution and End America’s Energy Odyssey A Nuclear Street Book Review By Randy Brich An engaging, engrossing, enlightening and entertaining journey down energy lane -- Terrestrial Energy: How Nuclear Power Will Lead the Green Revolution and End America’s Energy ...

NS Book Review: The Geopolitics of Energy: Achieving a Just and Sustainable Energy Distribution by 2040
The Geopolitics of Energy: Achieving a Just and Sustainable Energy Distribution by 2040 A Nuclear Street Book Review By Randy Brich Geologists by profession but living and writing more like natural philosophers, Judith Wright and James Conca weave a masterful prediction of the future of energy into a short quick read. Primarily intended ...

NS Book Review: BEYOND FOSSIL FOOLS: THE ROADMAP TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY 2040

BEYOND FOSSIL FOOLS: THE ROADMAP TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY 2040 - A NS Book Review by Randy Brich - Imagine a world awash in affordable, pollution-free energy where international resource conflicts are nonexistent and freedom reigns supreme. Now, visualize a world where energy is limited and expensive, international resource ...

NS Book Review: A DECLARATION OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: HOW FREEDOM FROM FOREIGN OIL CAN IMPROVE NATIONAL SECURITY, OUR ECONOMY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

A DECLARATION OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: HOW FREEDOM FROM FOREIGN OIL CAN IMPROVE NATIONAL SECURITY, OUR ECONOMY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - Part history book, part energy policy blueprint and part futuristic tome, Jay Hakes explains how the US got into its current energy situation and proposes some ...

NS Book Review: URANIUM - WAR, ENERGY, AND THE ROCK THAT SHAPED THE WORLD

URANIUM: WAR, ENERGY, AND THE ROCK THAT SHAPED THE WORLD - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - Was the discovery of uranium and its deployment at Hiroshima the beginning of the penultimate security challenge of the Twenty-first Century? Tom Zoellner plausibly makes the case in Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock ...

NS Book Review: GREEN HELL: HOW ENVIRONMENTALISTS PLAN TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STOP THEM

Steve Milloy provides the only antidote strong enough to stop a plague of ignorance: a liberal dose of education - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - Sometimes a guy has to step back, take a long deep breath and reassess everything he thought he knew as fact. Some people conduct this exercise without even thinking, critically ...

NS Book Review: SITE FIGHTS - DIVISIVE FACILITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN JAPAN AND THE WEST

SITE FIGHTS - DIVISIVE FACILITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN JAPAN AND THE WEST - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - Siting controversial facilities frequently invokes controversial methods – secrecy, expropriation, coercion and in come cases, incentives. By studying the siting of nuclear power plants, hydroelectric dams and ...

NS Book Review: ATOMIC AWAKENING: A NEW LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER

NS Book Review: ATOMIC AWAKENING: A NEW LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - Every once in a while an author comes along, publishes his first book and hits a home run. James Mahaffey not only hits a home run but knocks the proverbial ball clear out of the solar ...

NS Book Review: A BRIGHTER TOMORROW: FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

- A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - As a 30 year veteran of the public policy setting arena, the influential Senator Pete Domenici shares his insider's insights and political perspective on the past, present and future of nuclear energy. He recounts the damage done by Presidents Carter and Clinton contrasting U.S. nuclear ...

NS Book Review: NUCLEAR ENERGY NOW: WHY THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE WORLD’S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD ENERGY SOURCE

NUCLEAR ENERGY NOW: WHY THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE WORLD’S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD ENERGY SOURCE - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - If you want an international perspective on nuclear energy but have time to read only one book, invest in NUCLEAR ENERGY NOW: WHY THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE WORLD’S MOST ...

NS Book Review: DON’T BE SUCH A SCIENTIST: TALKING SUBSTANCE IN AN AGE OF STYLE

DON’T BE SUCH A SCIENTIST: TALKING SUBSTANCE IN AN AGE OF STYLE - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - In graduate school way back in 1977 my Molecular and Microbial Genetics professor possessed a speaking talent that transcended academia. His lectures seized our collective minds as he recounted realtime recombinant ...

NS Book Review: CLIMATE CHANGE: PICTURING THE SCIENCE

CLIMATE CHANGE: PICTURING THE SCIENCE - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - Editors Gavin Schmidt, a NASA climate scientist and co-founder of RealClimate.org, and photographer Joshua Wolfe collaborate with nine contributors in CLIMATE CHANGE: PICTURING THE SCIENCE. Dramatic photographs and pessimistic prose portray the world as ...

NS Book Review: NUCLEAR POWER: VILLAIN OR VICTIM? OUR MOST MISUNDERSTOOD SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY

- A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich – This review is of a free book. It was written by a retired nuclear engineer who happened to be the graduate school advisor of a friend of mine - who is also a retired nuclear engineer. Since the book is free there is no good reason for anyone interested in the subject of nuclear ...

NS Book Review: POWER TO SAVE THE WORLD: THE TRUTH ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY

POWER TO SAVE THE WORLD: THE TRUTH ABOUT NUCLEAR ENERGY - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - In my piece last week, Three Mile Island – Facts Not Fears, I may have left the impression that antinuclear activists are incapable of reason and/or learning. To dispel that notion, consider that several prominent ...

About Randy Brich
Randy graduated from South Dakota State University in 1978 with a M.S. in Biology. Following graduation he switched gears and began a lifelong study of ionizing radiation and its beneficial applications to humanity. During the course of his study he worked as a staff Health Physicist with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission specializing in the licensing and inspection of uranium recovery facilities. He transferred to the Department of Energy where he worked as a Health Physicist at the Nevada Operations Office and later to the Richland Operations Office specializing in environmental monitoring, dose reconstruction, worker protection, waste cleanup and systems biology.

Since then he has retired from the federal government and, after taking time out to build an energy efficient house near the Missouri River, has formed Diamond B Communications LLC. Diamond B Communications LLC uses a multimedia approach to explain complex energy resource issues to technical and non-technical audiences. He also guides for Dakota Bike Tours, the Relaxed Adventure Company, offering tours of the Badlands National Park, the Black Hills and Devils Tower National Monument.

If you have questions, comments, or know of a book that you think Randy should review E-mail Randy Brich>> randy@nuclearstreet.com

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