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UNINA9910789772103321 |
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The Gallup Poll [[electronic resource] ] : public opinion 2009 / / edited by Frank Newport |
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Ladnham, : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010 |
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1-283-23375-4 |
9786613233752 |
1-4422-0520-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (527 p.) |
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Collana |
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Gallup Poll : public opinion annual series, , 0195-962X |
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Public opinion - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Contents; Introduction; The Sample; Descriptions of Gallup Economic Measures Used in this Volume; The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being IndexTM; State of the States Poll; Gallup Poll Accuracy Record; 2009 Chronology; January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December; Index |
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As the only complete compilation of polls taken by the Gallup Organization, The Gallup Poll is an invaluable tool for ascertaining the pulse of American public opinion throughout the year and for documenting changing perceptions over time of crucial core issues. |
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UNINA9910785244803321 |
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Harnessing renewable energy in electric power systems : theory, practice, policy / / edited by Boaz Moselle, Jorge Padilla, and Richard Schmalensee |
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Washington, D.C. : , : RFF Press, , 2010 |
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1-136-52213-1 |
1-136-52214-X |
1-282-78999-6 |
9786612789991 |
1-936331-86-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MoselleBoaz |
PadillaJorge <1983-> |
SchmalenseeRichard |
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Electric power production |
Electric power production - Environmental aspects |
Electric power production - Economic aspects |
Renewable energy sources |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front Cover; Harnessing Renewable Energy in Electric Power Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Contributors; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Foreword: Günther Oettinger; Chapter 1. Toward a Low-Carbon Future in Electricity?: Boaz Moselle, Jorge Padilla, and Richard Schmalensee; Part I: Technology; Chapter 2. Renewable Energy Technologies for Electricity Generation: Godfrey Boyle; Part II: Renewables, Climate Change, and Energy Policy; Chapter 3.Renewables Forecasts in a Low-CarbonWorld: A Brief Overview: ErinT. Mansur |
Chapter 4.Renewable Generation and Security of Supply: Boaz MoselleChapter 5.Market Failure and the Structure of Externalities: Kenneth Gillingham and James Sweeney; Chapter 6.Renewable Energy, |
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Energy Efficiency, and EmissionsTrading: José Goldemberg; Part III: Renewable Generation and Electric Power Markets; Chapter 7.Electricity Wholesale Market Design in a Low-Carbon Future: WilliamW. Hogan; Chapter 8. Energy Regulation in a Low-Carbon World: Richard Green; Chapter 9.Building Blocks: Investment in Renewable and Nonrenewable Technologies: James Bushnell |
Chapter 10.Developing a Supergrid: Christian von HirschhausenPart IV: National Experiences; Chapter 11.Renewable Electricity Generation in the United States: Richard Schmalensee; Chapter 12.The European Union's Policy on the Development of Renewable Energy: Christopher Jones; Chapter 13.UK Renewable Energy Policy since Privatization: Michael G. Pollitt; Chapter 14.Experience with Renewable Energy Policy in Germany: HannesWeigt and Florian Leuthold; Chapter 15.Renewable Electricity Support: The Spanish Experience: Luis Agosti and Jorge Padilla |
Conclusions: Whither Renewable Generation?: Boaz Moselle, Jorge Padilla, and Richard SchmaleneseeIndex |
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Reflecting its reliance on fossil fuels, the electric power industry produces the majority of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. The need for a revolution in the industry becomes further apparent given that 'decarbonization' means an increasing electrification of other sectors of the economy?in particular, through a switch from gasoline to electric vehicles. Of the options for producing electric power without significant greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy is most attractive to policymakers, as it promises increased national self-reliance on energy supplies and the creation of new in |
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