Alternative energy /

Main Author: Black, Brian, 1966-
Other Authors: Flarend, Richard.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2010.
Series:Historical guides to controversial issues in America
Subjects:
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245 1 |a Alternative energy /  |c Brian C. Black and Richard Flarend. 
260 1 |a Santa Barbara, Calif. :  |b Greenwood,  |c c2010. 
300 1 |a xx, 222 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 25 cm. 
490 1 |a Historical guides to controversial issues in America 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 1 |a Introduction : conceiving of alternative energy -- Human society's need for energy -- The industrial revolution and humans' high-energy existence -- Against the American grain : paths taken, paths declined -- The 1970s initiate an energy transition -- Assessing renewable and alternative energy technologies -- Redefining alternatives -- Appendix 1: Summaries of U.S. legislation provisions related to alternative energy -- Appendix 2: President Jimmy Carter's speech concerning energy, April 18, 1977 -- Appendix 3: President Jimmy Carter : the "crisis of confidence" speech, July 15, 1979 -- Appendix 4: Former Vice President Al Gore at New York University, July 17, 2008. 
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650 1 |a Renewable energy sources  |z United States 
650 1 |a Energy policy  |z United States 
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