1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789772103321

Titolo

The Gallup Poll [[electronic resource] ] : public opinion 2009 / / edited by Frank Newport

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ladnham, : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010

ISBN

1-283-23375-4

9786613233752

1-4422-0520-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (527 p.)

Collana

Gallup Poll : public opinion annual series, , 0195-962X

Altri autori (Persone)

NewportFrank

Disciplina

303.380973

306.09

Soggetti

Public opinion - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785244803321

Titolo

Harnessing renewable energy in electric power systems : theory, practice, policy / / edited by Boaz Moselle, Jorge Padilla, and Richard Schmalensee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : RFF Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-52213-1

1-136-52214-X

1-282-78999-6

9786612789991

1-936331-86-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoselleBoaz

PadillaJorge <1983->

SchmalenseeRichard

Disciplina

333.793/2

Soggetti

Electric power production

Electric power production - Environmental aspects

Electric power production - Economic aspects

Renewable energy sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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,



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

Sommario/riassunto

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