02963nam 2200637 a 450 991077795100332120080609122343.0979-84-00-64089-61-282-42090-997866124209000-313-35541-X10.5040/9798400640896(CKB)1000000000766268(EBL)497470(OCoLC)742332712(SSID)ssj0000139523(PQKBManifestationID)11153212(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139523(PQKBWorkID)10011927(PQKB)11751967(Au-PeEL)EBL497470(CaPaEBR)ebr10323647(CaONFJC)MIL242090(MiAaPQ)EBC497470(OCoLC)1328272920(DLC)BP9798400640896BC(EXLCZ)99100000000076626820080605e20082024 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 Publishers,c2008.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (318 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-35540-1 Includes bibliographical references 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 catastropClean energyUnited StatesElectric utilitiesEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesEnergy policyUnited StatesClean energyElectric utilitiesEnvironmental aspectsEnergy policy333.790973Sovacool Benjamin K784540DLCDLCBOOK9910777951003321The dirty energy dilemma3805878UNINA