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Jukeboxes & Jackalopes is an apt description of this collection
of essays in which the author shares her impressions of some of the
unique bars scattered throughout small towns in Wyoming--some so
small that the bar may be the only business at a location named and
noted on the map but perhaps only claiming two residents.
Regardless of size or remoteness of location, these watering holes
often serve as community centers and living rooms away from home
for those folks who populate the neighboring ranches and energy
industry camps and offer a delightful experience for travelers who
dare to leave the Interstate in search of a unique experience.
In our power-hungry world, all the talk about energy-what's safe
and what's risky, what's clean and what's dirty, what's cheap and
what's easy-tends to generate more heat than light. What, Julianne
Couch wanted to know, is the real story on power production in this
country? Approaching the question as a curious consumer, Couch
takes us along as she visits nine sites where electrical power is
developed from different fuel sources. From a geothermal plant in
the Mojave Desert to a nuclear plant in Nebraska, from a Wyoming
coal-fired power plant to a Maine tidal-power project, Couch gives
us an insider's look at how power is generated, how it affects
neighboring landscapes and the people who live and work there, and
how each source comes with its own unique complications. The result
is an informed, evenhanded discussion of energy production and
consumption on the global, national, regional, local, and-most
important-personal level. Knowledge is the real power this book
imparts, allowing each of us to think beyond the flip of a switch
to the real consequences of our energy use.
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