  There is a new urgency for wider segments of the non-expert population to
join in shaping the future direction of our technological society. Certain
decisions being made now in the development of energy resources will profoundly
affect the lives of the next few generations. This course is oriented toward
providing an educational base for participating in these decisions. At this
level, there is no need for any mathematics beyond simple arithmetic, nor for
any previous knowledge of physics or chemistry.
