Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeAbout the Authors.- Introduction - 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 Problem.- 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 Maximized Their Potential.- 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 Society, Energy, the Future, and Sustainability.- Acronyms.- Index.
Autorenportrait
InhaltsangabeAbout the Authors.- Introduction - 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 Problem.- 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 Maximized Their Potential.- 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 Society, Energy, the Future, and Sustainability.- Acronyms.- Index.
