Description: Examines the current and prospective energy sources and choices from the perspectives of science, technology, and social studies.
Brief description: Jesse S. Tatum is Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Michigan Technological University.
Review Quotes:
"I admire Tatum's effort to foster reconceptualization of energy issues using a 'STS' (Science, Technology, and Society) framework. By focusing on problems with economic models and the conventional wisdom of engineers, he has steered clear of fruitless attempts to make alternative energy approaches look fully competitive on standard cost-benefit grounds. It is useful to see the linkages drawn between energy as a commodity, as a technology, and as an expression of social needs and values." - Lamont C. Hempel, The Claremont Graduate School