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Author_Jerry A. McBeath
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climate change
coal
electricity grid
energy
energy costs
energy independence
energy security
environmental regulations
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fossil fuels
fracking
green energy
hydroelectric power
natural gas
natural resources
nuclear power
oil
renewable energy
solar power
wind power
Product details
- ISBN 9781440869419
- Weight: 539g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 04 Aug 2022
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Energy Resources: Examining the Facts provides an authoritative, comprehensive overview of economic, political, and environmental drivers of America's energy picture, from trends in the production and consumption of fossil fuels and renewables to the state of the national energy grid.
Energy Resources: Examining the Facts is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics. Each book in the Contemporary Debates series is intended to puncture rather than perpetuate myths that diminish our understanding of important policies and positions; to provide needed context for misleading statements and claims; and to confirm the factual accuracy of other assertions.
This installment in the series provides a comprehensive overview of all energy resources used in the United States, including fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal), nuclear power, hydropower, other major renewables (solar and wind), and even smaller energy sources, such as wood products (biomass), ethanol, plant-based fluids/gases, and geothermal, that have meaningful potential for future growth. The framework of laws and regulations in which energy resources are developed, produced, and overseen is described, as are the ways in which economic development powered by different energy resources is impacting people and ecosystems in the United States and around the world.
Jerry A. McBeath, PhD, is professor of political science emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
