Energy Gluttons | BackStory with the American History Guys

Energy Gluttons

Published: 10/4/2010 Tags: energy, energy consumption, environment, history of technology, natural resources, science, sustainability, technology, transportation

The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy.” You can listen to the entire episode here.

Historian David Nye discusses the origins of Americans’ ample appetites for energy.

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Excerpted from: From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy

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