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The Dirty Energy Dilemma : What's Blocking Clean Power in the United States.

The 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 prob...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sovacool, Benjamin K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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