Energy and American Society – Thirteen Myths /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2007. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- – 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.