Introduction : the coming energy revolution
Market forces : the invisible hand ascendant. Micropower: Thomas Edison's dream revived
Enron vs. Exxon, or, the sleeping giants awaken
Why California went B.A.N.A.N.A.s
Oil, the most dangerous addiction
Environmental pressures : the green dilemma. Welcome to global weirding
Clearing the air
Adam Smith meets Rachel Carson
Energy technology : bigger than the Internet. The future of fuel cells
Rocket science saves the oil industry
A renaissance for nuclear power?
Micropower meets village power
Epilogue : the future's a gas.