Lights out!
Subtitle: ten myths about (and real solutions to) America's energy crisis
By: Spencer Abraham.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780312570217
Subjects: Power resources -- United States; Energy conservation -- United States; Energy policy -- United States
Description: A former Secretary of Energy challenges popular misconceptions about the energy crisis, proposing a blended approach to key problems and outlining conservation plans that reflect present economic challenges.
Table of contents: title: Ten myths about energy; title: Energy realities; title: Threats to the energy marketplace : it's supply and demand, stupid; title: Geopolitical threats to energy markets; title: Environmental threats; title: Mistakes have been made on all sides; title: The failure of politics : you can't have it both ways; title: "All we need is a new Manhattan Project"; title: Relying on one or two superfuels will not be enough; title: Nuclear power; title: Renewable energy; title: Coal : time to start making it clean; title: Energy efficiency part one : general strategy; title: Energy efficiency part two : electrical grids, smart and otherwise; title: Making intelligent technology investments; title: "Not in may backyard," the NIMBY syndrome; title: A global energy strategy.