Prospects for Alternative Energy Development in the U.S. West

Prospects for Alternative Energy Development in the U.S. West

Tilting at Windmills?

Steel, Brent S.; Pierce, John C.

Springer International Publishing AG

04/2017

258

Dura

Inglês

9783319534138

15 a 20 dias

5325

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PART I: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT.- 1. Tradeoffs.- PART II: CASE STUDIES.- 2. Background: Energy Use, Capacity, and Policies.- 3. Calico Solar Project.- Kittitas Valley Wind Power Project.- 5. Newberry Crater Geothermal.- 6. Oregon Coast Wave Energy.- PART III: SURVEYS.- 7. The Tradeoff Terrain.- 8. A Matter of Values?.- 9. The Devil You Know.- 10. The Role of Energy Policy Beliefs.- 11. Knowledge: Levels and Sources.- 12. Information Source Reliance and Alternative Energy Tradeoffs.- 13. What has been learned? Process and Values Matter.- Appendix A. State Energy Profiles.- Appendix B. Survey Instrument and Frequencies.

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Alternative Energy Technology Siting;Renewable Energy;Climate Change;Environmental Values;Politics of Alternative Energy;Solar Energy;Green Technology;Wind Power;Geothermal Power;Wave Energy;Natural Resources;Post Materialists;natural resources and energy economics;Climate change management