Energy and American Society - Thirteen Myths - Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Brown, Marilyn A.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007)
- The Compelling Tangle of Energy and American Society -- Energy Myth one - Today's Energy Crisis is "Hype" -- Energy Myth Two - The Public is Well Informed About Energy -- Energy Myth Three - High Land Requirements and an Unfavorable Energy Balance Preclude Biomass Ethanol from Playing a Large Role in Providing Energy Services -- Energy Myth Four - The Hydrogen Economy Is A Panacea To The Nation's Energy Problems -- Energy Myth Five - Price Signals are Insufficient to Induce Efficient Energy Investments -- Energy Myth Six - The Barriers to New and Innovative Energy Technologies are Primarily Technical: The Case of Distributed Generation (DG) -- Energy Myth Seven - Renewable Energy Systems Could Never Meet Growing Electricity Demand in America -- Energy Myth Eight - Worldwide Power Systems are Economically and Environmentally Optimal -- Energy Myth Nine - Energy Efficiency Improvements have Already Reached Their Potential$1$ -- Energy Myth Ten - Energy Efficiency Measures are Unreliable, Unpredictable, and Unenforceable -- Energy Myth Eleven - Energy R&D Investment Takes Decades to Reach the Market -- Energy Myth Twelve - Climate Policy Will Bankrupt the U.S. Economy -- Energy Myth Thirteen - Developing Countries are not Doing Their Part in Responding to Concerns About Climate Change -- Conclusions - Replacing Myths With Maxims: Rethinking The Relationship Between Energy And American Society.
Keywords: Environmental management; Energy policy; Energy and state; Political science; Environment; Renewable energy resources; Environmental Management; Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Political Science; Environment, general; Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Renewable and Green Energy