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Energy Diversity for Economic Progress : Strategy and Issues /
The U.S. energy sector is undergoing a profound transformation. The United States is producing more oil and natural gas, is generating more electricity from renewables such as wind and solar, and is consuming less petroleum while holding electricity consumption constant. These developments have had...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Novinka,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Energy policies, politics and prices series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ENERGY DIVERSITY FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS: STRATEGY AND ISSUES; ENERGY DIVERSITY FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS: STRATEGY AND ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY STRATEGY AS A PATH TO SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; I. INTRODUCTION: ELEMENTS OF THE ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY STRATEGY; II. THE ENERGY REVOLUTION AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY; III. THE ENERGY REVOLUTION AND ENERGY SECURITY: A MACROECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; IV. A PATH TO A LOW-CARBON FUTURE; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 2: THE REEMERGENCE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A GLOBAL PETROLEUM PRODUCERDECLINE IN U.S. PETROLEUM IMPORTS; IMPORT PETROLEUM PRICES; THE CHANGING FACE OF THE U.S. PETROLEUM SUPPLY; CURRENT PRICE TRENDS: SECOND QUARTER, 2013, HIGHLIGHTS; Chapter 3: ENERGY POLICY: 113TH CONGRESS ISSUES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; POLICY GOALS; ENERGY LEGISLATION; Chapter 4: AN OVERVIEW OF UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS: RESOURCES AND FEDERAL ACTIONS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION: CHANGE IS AFOOT; GEOLOGY IS WHAT MAKES A RESOURCE UNCONVENTIONAL; PRICE DRIVES INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION.
- Technologies stimulate shale gas production firstincreased tight oil production raises independence possibility; environmental concerns and responses; legislation in the 113th congress; conclusion: above- and below-ground issues a concern; appendix. selected federal initiatives related to unconventional oil and gas production; index.