Brown, Marilyn A.
Energy and American Society – Thirteen Myths
1. Introduction – The Compelling Tangle of Energy and American Society
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Marilyn A. Brown
2. Energy Myth one – Today’s Energy Crisis is “Hype”
Marilyn A. Brown
3. Energy Myth Two – The Public is Well Informed About Energy
Rosalyn Mckeown
4. Energy Myth Three – High Land Requirements and an Unfavorable Energy Balance Preclude Biomass Ethanol from Playing a Large Role in Providing Energy Services
Lee R. Lynd, Mark S. Laser, John Mcbride, Kara Podkaminer, John Hannon
5. Energy Myth Four – The Hydrogen Economy Is A Panacea To The Nation’s Energy Problems
Joseph Romm
6. Energy Myth Five – Price Signals are Insufficient to Induce Efficient Energy Investments
Jerry Taylor, Peter Van Doren
7. Energy Myth Six – The Barriers to New and Innovative Energy Technologies are Primarily Technical: The Case of Distributed Generation (DG)
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Richard F. Hirsh
8. Energy Myth Seven – Renewable Energy Systems Could Never Meet Growing Electricity Demand in America
Rodney Sobin
9. Energy Myth Eight – Worldwide Power Systems are Economically and Environmentally Optimal
Thomas R. Casten, Robert U. Ayres
10. Energy Myth Nine – Energy Efficiency Improvements have Already Reached Their Potential$
Amory B. Lovins
11. Energy Myth Ten – Energy Efficiency Measures are Unreliable, Unpredictable, and Unenforceable
Edward Vine, Marty Kushler, Dan York
12. Energy Myth Eleven – Energy R&D Investment Takes Decades to Reach the Market
Daniel M. Kammen, Gregory F. Nemet
13. Energy Myth Twelve – Climate Policy Will Bankrupt the U.S. Economy
Eileen Claussen, Janet Peace
14. Energy Myth Thirteen - Developing Countries are not Doing Their Part in Responding to Concerns About Climate Change
Thomas J. Wilbanks
15. Conclusions - Replacing Myths With Maxims: Rethinking The Relationship Between Energy And American Society
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Marilyn A. Brown
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- Author(s)
- Brown, Marilyn A.
- Sovacool, Benjamin K.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2007
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781402055645