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BL
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1002610
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b756980
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| Main Entry
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Sovacool, Benjamin K.
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| Title & Author
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The dirty energy dilemma : : what's blocking clean power in the United States /\ Benjamin K. Sovacool ; foreword by Marilyn A. Brown.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger Publishers,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xvii, 294 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0313355401
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: 031335541X
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: 1282420909
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: 6612420901
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: 9780313355400
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: 9780313355417
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: 9781282420908
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: 9786612420900
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-290) and index.
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| Contents
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The big four energy challenges -- The big four clean solutions -- Financial and market impediments -- Political and regulatory obstacles -- Cultural and behavioral barriers -- Aesthetic and environmental challenges -- The big four policy mechanisms.
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| Abstract
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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 problems lies not in nuclear power or clean coal, but in renewable energy systems that produce few harmful byproducts, relieve congestion on the transmission grid, require less maintenance, are not subject to price volatility, and enhance the security of the national energy system from natural catastrop.
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Clean energy industries-- United States.
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Electric utilities-- Environmental aspects-- United States.
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Energy policy-- United States.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Energy.
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Clean energy industries.
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Electric utilities-- Environmental aspects.
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Energy policy.
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SCIENCE-- Energy.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Power Resources-- General.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.790973
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HD9685.U5S697 2008eb
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