Description |
xx, 222 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Series |
Historical guides to controversial issues in America |
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Historical guides to controversial issues in America.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : conceiving of alternative energy -- Human society's need for energy -- The industrial revolution and humans' high-energy existence -- Against the American grain : paths taken, paths declined -- The 1970s initiate an energy transition -- Assessing renewable and alternative energy technologies -- Redefining alternatives -- Appendix 1: Summaries of U.S. legislation provisions related to alternative energy -- Appendix 2: President Jimmy Carter's speech concerning energy, April 18, 1977 -- Appendix 3: President Jimmy Carter : the "crisis of confidence" speech, July 15, 1979 -- Appendix 4: Former Vice President Al Gore at New York University, July 17, 2008. |
Summary |
This book is designed to provide report and debate of arguments covering the problems and promise of alternative fuels. |
Subject |
Power resources -- United States.
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Renewable energy sources -- United States.
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Energy policy -- United States.
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Added Author |
Flarend, Richard.
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ISBN |
9780313344848 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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0313344841 (hard copy : alk. paper) |
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