LEADER 03329nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910139754003321 005 20170815170312.0 010 $a0-470-54988-2 010 $a1-119-20571-9 010 $a1-282-27865-7 010 $a9786612278655 010 $a0-470-54987-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000790150 035 $a(EBL)456094 035 $a(OCoLC)456432444 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000165018 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12054730 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165018 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125499 035 $a(PQKB)10885469 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC456094 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000790150 100 $a20090611d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe grand energy transition$b[electronic resource] $ethe rise of energy gases, sustainable life and growth, and the next great economic expansion /$fRobert A. Hefner, III 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (291 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-52756-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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 Abundance 327 $aChapter 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 330 $a 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.