Energy and American Society  Thirteen Myths
Contributors: Benjamin K. Sovacool (Editor); Marilyn A. Brown (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 3, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781402055638
Subjects: Central government policies; Energy industries & utilities; Management of land & natural resources; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; USA; Environmental Science; General; Power Resources; Science; Electric Power; Energy Economics; Energy Efficiency; Energy and environment; Energy policy; Renewable Energy Sources; Science / Environmental Science; Energy
Description: "Current events related to energy policy - skyrocketing gasoline prices, the 2003 Northeast Blackout, the Kyoto Protocol's enactment, passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the influence of recent Gulf Coast hurricanes on energy supplies and prices - demand innovative approaches towards conceptualizing the relationship between energy and American society. This book takes on a central quandary in the study of energy and environmental policy: What myths continue to exist in American culture concerning energy, the environment, and society? It enrolls twenty-four of the nation's top experts working on energy policy in industry, government laboratories, utilities, nonprofit organizations, and universities to debunk and contextualize thirteen energy myths relating to electric power, renewable energy, energy efficiency, transportation, and climate change. While the book focuses on the American experience, it will be of interest to those working in the fields of energy policy, energy and the environment, and technology assessment worldwide"--Publisher description.