1) Commonsense in Nuclear Energy by Prof. Sir Fred Hoyle (one of the great contemporary astronomers) and his son George is short (88 pp.), but brilliant. Softb. $4.95 postpaid from W.H. Freeman & Co, 660 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94104.
2) The War Against Progress by Fortune editor H.F. Meyer shows how that war is being carefully orchestrated by a small but powerful band of new-class activists who oppose scientific discovery, technological innovation, and economic growth; in the last chapter, the author tackles the problem that others often evade, namely what to do about it. $11.95 from Storm King Publishers, Box 252, Middletown, NY 10940.
3) The Economics of Mineral Extraction by four top experts is highly interesting for students of energy economics; $30.80 (plus tax), ppd. from Praeger Publ., 521-5th Ave., New York, NY 10017.
4) Pseudo-Conservation Trap is a highly readable and enlightening essay presented as testimony to the Michigan Joint Committee on Nuclear Energy by Prof. C. Kikuchi. Free from the author at Dept. of Nuclear Engrg., Cooley Hall, N. Campus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi 48109.
5) Middle East Oil in the 1970's
¾An Economic-Analysis by Prof. E.Kanovsky reports that OPEC oil production was 3.5% lower in 1978 than in 1973, while non-OPEC production was 21.1% higher and expects that trend to continue in the 1980's. Free from the author at Dpt. of Economics, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367.
6) The Gasoline Rationing Myth by Joe Cobb, an 8-page essay (IIER booklet), 95 cents from Green Hill Publishers, Box 738, Ottawa, IL 61350.
7) The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear have been published as a mass paperback for $2.50 by ACE Books, New York. Without special promotion, such paperbacks are found in bookstores only for a week or two¾unless customers ask for them.
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Vol. 8, No. 2
Newsletter: Access to Energy Newsletter Archive Volume: Volume 8 Issue/No.: Vol. 8, No. 2 Date: October 01, 1980 04:08 PM Title: Phase Three
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