Energy in America''s Future - The Choices Before Us

Zusatztext 'Probably the best energy study yet to come along... It adds a lot of light and little heat to controversial issues! and deserves the widest possible attention.'The Washington Post Informationen zum Autor Schurr, Sam H.; Darmstadter, Joel; Perry, Harry; Ramsay, William C.; Russell, Milton Klappentext First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Includes results of a comprehensive two-year study analyzing the facts and policy alternatives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Overview 1 An Overview and Interpretation Part II: Energy Consumption 2 Measuring Energy Flows in Today's Economy 3 The Interrelationship of Energy Consumption, Economic Growth, and Conservation 4 How Will the U.S. Economy Develop? 5 The Technological Approach to Energy Conservation[1]Prospects in Three Major End Uses 6 What Can We Say About Future Energy Consumption? Part Ill: Energy Supply 7 Mineral Fuel Resources 8 Synthetic Liquid and Gaseous Fuels 9 Central-Station Electricity from Coal and Nuclear Fuels 10 Central-Station Electricity from Renewable Sources 11 Solar Heating and Other Decentralized Energy Technologies Part IV: Health, Safety, and Environmental Impacts 12 Health Impacts of Energy Technologies 13 Environmental Impacts of Energy Technologies 14 Catastrophic Threats Associated with Energy Technologies Part V: The Process of Making Energy Choices 15 Conflicting Perceptions of Energy's Future Role 16 The World Energy Setting and U.S. Policy 17 Formulating Energy Policy-The Complexities and Uncertainties 18 Translating New Policies for Energy Sources into Action[1]Coal and Nuclear Power 19 Translating New Policies for Energy Sources into Action[1]Conservation, Synthetics, and Solar Energy 20 Making Energy Choices

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• Authors: Joel Darmstadter, Harry Perry, Perry Harry, William C. Ramsay, Ramsay William C., Milton Russell, Russell Milton, Sam H. Schurr, Sam H. Darmstadter Schurr, Schurr Sam H.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.2011
• EAN: 9781617260193
• ISBN: 978-1-61726-019-3
• No. of pages: 555
• Series: RFF Energy Policy Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, United States of America, USA, Energy industries & utilities, Energy industries and utilities