02851nam 2200601 a 450 991045485950332120200520144314.01-282-42090-997866124209000-313-35541-X(CKB)1000000000766268(EBL)497470(OCoLC)742332712(SSID)ssj0000139523(PQKBManifestationID)11153212(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139523(PQKBWorkID)10011927(PQKB)11751967(MiAaPQ)EBC497470(Au-PeEL)EBL497470(CaPaEBR)ebr10323647(CaONFJC)MIL242090(EXLCZ)99100000000076626820080605d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe dirty energy dilemma[electronic resource] what's blocking clean power in the United States /Benjamin K. Sovacool ; foreword by Marilyn A. BrownWestport, Conn. Praeger Publishers20081 online resource (318 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-35540-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-290) and index.Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Big Four Energy Challenges; 2 The Big Four Clean Solutions; 3 Financial and Market Impediments; 4 Political and Regulatory Obstacles; 5 Cultural and Behavioral Barriers; 6 Aesthetic and Environmental Challenges; 7 The Big Four Policy Mechanisms; 8 Conclusions; Notes; IndexThe American electric utility system is quietly falling apart. Once taken for granted, the industry has become increasingly unstable, fragmented, unreliable, insecure, inefficient, expensive, and harmful to our environment and public health. According to Sovacool, the fix for this ugly array of problems lies not in nuclear power or clean coal, but in renewable energy systems that produce few harmful byproducts, relieve congestion on the transmission grid, require less maintenance, are not subject to price volatility, and enhance the security of the national energy system from natural catastropElectric utilitiesEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesClean energy industriesUnited StatesEnergy policyUnited StatesElectronic books.Electric utilitiesEnvironmental aspectsClean energy industriesEnergy policy333.790973Sovacool Benjamin K784540MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454859503321The dirty energy dilemma2191998UNINA