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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael J Graetz |
| ISBN: | 9780262015677 0262015676 |
| OCLC Number: | 666573631 |
| Description: | x, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A "new economic policy" -- Losing control over oil -- The environment moves front and center -- No more nuclear -- The changing face of coal -- Natural gas and the ability to price -- The quest for alternatives and to conserve -- A crisis of confidence -- The end of an era -- Climate change : a game changer -- Shock to trance : the power of price -- The invisible hand : regulation and the rise of cap and trade -- Government for the people : Congress and the road to reform -- Disaster in the Gulf -- Key energy data. Crude oil prices ; U.S. petroleum production and net imports ; U.S. petroleum imports by country of origin ; U.S. net electricity generation by energy source ; Carbon dioxide emissions by sector, 2008 -- Chronology. |
| Responsibility: | Michael J. Graetz. |
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"The tangled history of energy policy is admirably described in the new book by legal scholar Michael Graetz, The End of Energy... As will be clear, I largely agree with Graetz's conclusion... Graetz's book is a sobering reminder of the shortcomings of our political system. He shows that the ability of the federal government to respond to long-term challenges is very limited when a good policy will impose short-term costs." -- William D. Nordhaus, The New York Review of Books "This book is a must read for all people interested in energy policies and our biosphere. This book should be read, studied and comprehended by as many people as possible."--J. T. Trevors, Environmentalist "...a compelling case for a radical shift in our approach to energy production that Washington policy makers would do well to study closely." -- Booklist Read more...
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