02546nam 2200673Ia 450 991096388010332120200520144314.097814384429691438442963(CKB)2670000000278407(OCoLC)817565552(CaPaEBR)ebrary10622362(SSID)ssj0000755599(PQKBManifestationID)11492996(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755599(PQKBWorkID)10730773(PQKB)11026089(MiAaPQ)EBC3408664(MdBmJHUP)muse18632(Au-PeEL)EBL3408664(CaPaEBR)ebr10622362(OCoLC)923418514(DE-B1597)682796(DE-B1597)9781438442969(Perlego)2671718(EXLCZ)99267000000027840720110824d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEnergy and empire the politics of nuclear and solar power in the United States /George A. Gonzalez1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20121 online resource (178 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781438442952 1438442955 Includes bibliographical references and index.The politics of nuclear and solar energy -- The political economy of U.S. energy policy -- U.S. economic elites, nuclear power, and solar energy -- Urban sprawl as economic stimulus -- Global oil politics -- Energy politics and urban sprawl -- Conclusion: urban sprawl, energy, and the failure of empire.Reveals the role played by political and economic elites in the privileging of civilian commercial nuclear energy over other options, such as solar, in the United States after 1945.Energy policyUnited StatesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesNuclear energyGovernment policyUnited StatesSolar energyGovernment policyUnited StatesEnergy policyEnvironmental policyNuclear energyGovernment policySolar energyGovernment policy333.792/30973Gonzalez George A.1969-1612727MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963880103321Energy and empire4356558UNINA