03329nam 2200589Ia 450 991013975400332120170815170312.00-470-54988-21-119-20571-91-282-27865-797866122786550-470-54987-4(CKB)1000000000790150(EBL)456094(OCoLC)456432444(SSID)ssj0000165018(PQKBManifestationID)12054730(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165018(PQKBWorkID)10125499(PQKB)10885469(MiAaPQ)EBC456094(EXLCZ)99100000000079015020090611d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe grand energy transition[electronic resource] the rise of energy gases, sustainable life and growth, and the next great economic expansion /Robert A. Hefner, IIIHoboken, N.J. Wileyc20091 online resource (291 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-52756-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Grand Energy Transition: The Rise of Energy Gases, Sustainable Life and Growth, and the Next Great Economic Expansion; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Author's Note; Chapter 1: The Beginning; Chapter 2: The Grand Energy Transition; Chapter 3: The Conception of the GET and How It Works; Chapter 4: Rise of the Age of Energy Gases, Decarbonization, and Slowing of the GET; Chapter 5: How the 1970s Misconception of Natural Gas Scarcity Changed America's Energy Mix for Decades; Chapter 6: Natural Gas-The Bridge Fuel to Our Sustainable Future; Chapter 7: Natural Gas AbundanceChapter 8: My Historical Grounds for Natural Gas AbundanceChapter 9: The Real Inconvenient Truth; Chapter 10: Our Energy and Climate Challenge-Los Angeles, A Case Study; Chapter 11: What Won't Work; What Will Work; Chapter 12: Policies to Accelerate the GET; Chapter 13: The Age of Energy Gases: America's and China's Opportunity; Chapter 14: Crisis and Opportunity; Notes; Glossary; Recommended Reading; About the Author; Index A groundbreaking book on solving our growing energy problems In this visionary book, leading energy industry executive Robert Hefner puts forth a convincing case about how the world can move beyond its current dependence on oil and toward a new era of clean, renewable energy. Written with the knowledge and authority of a major player in this industry, Hefner relates how misguided government policies and vested industry interests have contributed to our current energy problems and proposes a variety of measures that could encourage the use of natural gas, solar, wind, and hydrogen.<uRenewable energy sourcesEnergy policyElectronic books.Renewable energy sources.Energy policy.333.79333.8233Hefner Robert A.1935-981829MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139754003321The grand energy transition2240772UNINA