Crossing the energy divide : moving from fossil fuel dependence to a clean-energy future /

If we continue our highly inefficient, dangerous energy usage, we're headed for both economic and environmental catastrophe. However, the hard truth is that alternative fuels can't fully replace fossil fuels for decades. What's more, new research indicates that energy inefficiencies a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ayres, Robert U.
Otros Autores: Ayres, Ed
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub., ©2010.
Temas:
Energy development > Economic aspects > United States.
Renewable energy sources > United States.
Energy consumption > United States.
Energy policy > United States.
Énergie > Développement > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Énergies renouvelables > États-Unis.
Politique énergétique > États-Unis.
Énergie > Consommation > États-Unis.
Energy consumption
Energy development > Economic aspects
Energy policy
Renewable energy sources
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An American awakening
  • Recapturing lost energy
  • Engineering an economic bridge
  • The invisible-energy revolution
  • The future of electric power
  • Liquid fuels: the hard reality
  • Vehicles: the end of the affair
  • Preparing cities for the perfect storm
  • The water-energy connection
  • Policy priorities
  • Implications for business management
  • How much, how fast?

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