Part 1. The Organic Energy Regime
1. Biological Converters of Energy: Food, Fodder and Firewood
2. Early Uses of Wind and Water Power

Part 2. The Mineral Energy Regime
3. The Coal Revolution: The Transition from an Organic to a Mineral Economy
4. Petroleum: "Liquid Gold"
5. A History of Manufactured Gas and Natural Gas
6. Nuclear Power

Part 3. The Renewable Energy Regime
7. Hydropower: Four Case Studies
8. Solar Power: Capturing the Power of the Sun
9. Capturing the Power of Wind Part 4. Alternative Energy Solutions
10. Fuel Cell and Battery Power: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions