LEADER 02851nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910454859503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-42090-9 010 $a9786612420900 010 $a0-313-35541-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000766268 035 $a(EBL)497470 035 $a(OCoLC)742332712 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000139523 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11153212 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139523 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10011927 035 $a(PQKB)11751967 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497470 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497470 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10323647 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242090 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000766268 100 $a20080605d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe dirty energy dilemma$b[electronic resource] $ewhat's blocking clean power in the United States /$fBenjamin K. Sovacool ; foreword by Marilyn A. Brown 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger Publishers$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (318 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-35540-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-290) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 catastrop 606 $aElectric utilities$xEnvironmental aspects$zUnited States 606 $aClean energy industries$zUnited States 606 $aEnergy policy$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aElectric utilities$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aClean energy industries 615 0$aEnergy policy 676 $a333.790973 700 $aSovacool$b Benjamin K$0784540 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454859503321 996 $aThe dirty energy dilemma$92191998 997 $aUNINA