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245 0 0 _aAmerica's energy future :
_btechnology and transformation /
_cCommittee on America's Energy Future, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council of the National Academies
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bNational Academies Press,
_cc2009
300 _axxiv, 711 p. :
_bill. (some col.), maps (some col.);
_c26 cm.
490 1 _aAmerica's energy future series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aContext and challenges -- Key findings -- Key results from technology assessments -- Energy efficiency -- Alternative transportation fuels -- Renewable energy -- Fossil-fuel energy -- Nuclear energy -- Electricity transmission and distribution -- Appendixes
520 _a"Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep businesses both large and small running. There are long-term costs as well: to the environment, as natural resources are depleted and pollution contributes to global climate change, and to national security and independence, as many of the world’s current energy sources are increasingly concentrated in geopolitically unstable regions. The country’s challenge is to develop an energy portfolio that addresses these concerns while still providing sufficient, affordable energy reserves for the nation. The United States has enormous resources to put behind solutions to this energy challenge; the dilemma is to identify which solutions are the right ones. Before deciding which energy technologies to develop, and on what timeline, we need to understand them better. America’s Energy Future analyzes the potential of a wide range of technologies for generation, distribution, and conservation of energy. This book considers technologies to increase energy efficiency, coal-fired power generation, nuclear power, renewable energy, oil and natural gas, and alternative transportation fuels. It offers a detailed assessment of the associated impacts and projected costs of implementing each technology and categorizes them into three time frames for implementation."--Publisher’s description
650 0 _aPower resources
_zUnited States
650 0 _aEnergy policy
_zUnited States
650 0 _aEnergy conservation
710 2 _aNational Academy of Engineering
_bCommittee on America's Energy Future
830 0 _aAmerica's energy future series
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