Media Coverage  Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use (June 2010) Read online free Buy the book or download the free PDF April 26, 2016 Editorial: Say yes to a carbon tax Richmond Times-Dispatch The National Academies of Science estimates that the monetary cost of pollution and other harms inflicted by power generation exceed $100 billion. June 19, 2014 Elon Musk -- An African Immigrant Changes The World Forbes Recent studies from National Academy of Science and the Union of Concerned Scientists (Hidden Costs of Energy and Alternative Vehicles and Fuels) conclude that the power grid must produce a majority of electricity from non-fossil fuel in order to realize the potential of electric vehicles.