Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources : A Reference Handbook

Smith, Zachary A.; Taylor, Katrina D.

ISBN 10: 1598840894 / ISBN 13: 9781598840896

Published by ABC-CLIO, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources : A Reference Handbook
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598840894
• ISBN 13: 9781598840896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This volume provides an insightful overview of renewable and alternative energy technologies and policies in the United States and around the world.

Are renewable and alternative energy solutions needed to combat many of the negative effects of fossil fuel (including global warming)? Can such solutions be "clean," and still economically viable? For readers wanting clear, objective answers to questions like these, this fascinating, highly informative volume is the ideal source.

Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources: A Reference Handbook provides an authoritative, unbiased overview of existing and potential renewable and alternative energy technologies, covering the benefits and drawbacks associated with each. It then looks at a number of specific questions and controversies on this issue, examining the social, political, and economic aspects of renewable and alternative energy use in the United States and other countries―detailing different approaches and activities of international organizations, national governments, and private sector initiatives.

About the Author

Zachary A. Smith was Associate Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He is the author of several books, including Groundwater in the West (1989), and The Environmental Policy Paradox.