02833nam 2200625Ia 450 991080838440332120240417004328.00-309-18539-497866119729291-281-97292-40-309-12479-4(CKB)1000000000721504(OCoLC)275175228(CaPaEBR)ebrary10267558(SSID)ssj0000208265(PQKBManifestationID)11180096(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000208265(PQKBWorkID)10240010(PQKB)10678543(MiAaPQ)EBC3378414(Au-PeEL)EBL3378414(CaPaEBR)ebr10267558(CaONFJC)MIL197292(OCoLC)923279487(EXLCZ)99100000000072150420081217d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future summary of a meeting /Steve Olson and Robert W. Fri, editors1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Press20081 online resource (179 p.) "Committee for the National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future."Chronicles the discussions of the summit held in Washington, D.C. March 13-14, 2008.0-309-12478-6 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: The Current Context -- 1 A Growing Sense of Urgency -- 2 The Challenge of Global Warming -- 3 The Developing World-The Case of China -- Part II: Energy Supplies -- 4 Petroleum and Natural Gas -- 5 Coal -- 6 Nuclear Power -- 7 Biofuels -- 8 Other Renewable Sources of Energy -- Part III: Energy Uses -- 9 Transportation -- 10 Buildings and Industry -- Part IV: Meeting the Challenge -- 11 Pathways to a Sustainable Future -- 12 The Public Sector Response -- 13 The Role of the Private Sector-The Case of Google -- 14 Barriers and Potential -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project -- Appendix B: Speakers at the Summit -- Appendix C: Summit Agenda -- Appendix D: Units of Measure and Equivalences.Energy policyUnited StatesCongressesPower resourcesUnited StatesCongressesEnergy policyPower resources333.790973Fri Robert W1671995Olson Steve1956-488724National Academies Summit on America's Energy FutureMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808384403321The National Academies Summit on America's Energy Future4034975UNINA