عنوان

Chasing the wind :

شابک

1621900290 (hardcover)

شابک

9781621900290 (hardcover)

شماره

b421435

عنوان اصلي

Chasing the wind :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

inside the alternative energy battle /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Rody Johnson

وضعيت ويراست

First edition

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xii, 175 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

23 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

From the beach to the mountains -- A thousand years -- Europe : reality or tilting at windmills -- Battle begins -- Rough road -- Wind in the states -- Alternative sources -- Growth issues -- Endangered

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"Rody Johnson presents a compelling narrative of how, beginning in 2005, the proposed construction of a wind farm along mountain ridges in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, pitted locals against each other - a story that puts a human face on the arguments about wind power's promise of clean, renewable energy and its potentially negative effects, including bird and bat kills, a disfigured natural landscape, and noise pollution. Drawing on countless hours he spent attending public meeting s and interviewing those on both sides of the issue. Johnson not only pictures the Greenbrier County struggle in illuminating detail but also make valuable comparisons between it and similarly pitched battles in other locations. This wide-ranging account examines the broader history of wind power; its capacity and output in comparison to such sources as fossil fuels, other renewables, and nuclear energy; the infrastructural challenges of transmitting electricity from wind farms to end users; global efforts to curb carbon emissions, including the Kyoto treaty; the role of public policy, government subsidies, and tax breaks; and the differences and similarities between wind power regimes in the United States and Europe. Concluding with a thoughtful, realistic assessment of a 2012 study suggesting that the country has the capability of receiving 80 percent of its electrical generation from renewables by 2050, Chasing the Wind makes a vital contribution to the ongoing dialogue regarding America's energy challenges and what is likely required to meet them." -- Publisher's description

موضوع مستند نشده

Wind power

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Johnson, Rody

تاريخ عمليات

20150509113349.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y