what's blocking clean power in the United States /
Benjamin K. Sovacool ; foreword by Marilyn A. Brown.
Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Publishers,
2008.
1 online resource (xvii, 294 pages) :
illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-290) and index.
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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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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