Power Trip

In this fresh and gutsy analysis, Amanda Little lays bare the past, present and future of America’s energy, showing how the innovative designs that got it to its current energy crisis will actually save it from ruin. ''We''re about to see a revolution in the way we live, fundamental changes to the way our homes work, the way our cars move, the way we grow our food, distribute our products, the way we make and recycle plastics.'' - Amanda Little In this adventurous, jargon free, optimistic book, Amanda Little - tipped as ''the new voice of green'' by Robert Redford - reveals the gargantuan influence of oil on our daily lives. It fights our wars, grows our crops, produces our plastics and medicines, warms our homes and animates our cities. We''ve allowed it to seep into every facet of our existence, from the shine on glossy magazine covers to life-saving pharmaceuticals.

We depend on it completely. So what does this mean for when the oil runs out? From a deep-sea oil rig to a plastic surgery operating theatre,.