Energy in America's Future | The Choices Before Us | Sam H. Schurr, Jo

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Energy in America's Future

ABSTRACT

Results of a comprehensive two-year study analyzing the facts and policy alternatives. Originally published in 1979.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part I|65 pages

Overview

chapter 1|65 pages

An Overview and Interpretation

part II|151 pages

Energy Consumption

chapter 2|15 pages

Measuring Energy Flows in Today's Economy

chapter 3|22 pages

The Interrelationship of Energy Consumption, Economic Growth, and Conservation

chapter 4|19 pages

How Will the U.S. Economy Develop?

chapter 5|52 pages

The Technological Approach to Energy Conservation—Prospects in Three Major End Uses

chapter 6|41 pages

What Can We Say About Future Energy Consumption?

part III|122 pages

Energy Supply

chapter 7|30 pages

Mineral Fuel Resources

chapter 8|18 pages

Synthetic Liquid and Gaseous Fuels

chapter 9|37 pages

Central-Station Electricity from Coal and Nuclear Fuels

chapter 10|18 pages

Central-Station Electricity from Renewable Sources

chapter 11|17 pages

Solar Heating and Other Decentralized Energy Technologies

part IV|57 pages

Health, Safety, and Environmental Impacts

chapter 12|27 pages

Health Impacts of Energy Technologies

chapter 13|14 pages

Environmental Impacts of Energy Technologies

chapter 14|14 pages

Catastrophic Threats Associated with Energy Technologies

part V|146 pages

The Process of Making Energy Choices

chapter 15|8 pages

Conflicting Perceptions of Energy's Future Role

chapter 16|30 pages

The World Energy Setting and U.S. Policy

chapter 17|41 pages

Formulating Energy Policy—The Complexities and Uncertainties

chapter 18|33 pages

Translating New Policies for Energy Sources into Action—Coal and Nuclear Power

chapter 19|23 pages

Translating New Policies for Energy Sources into Action—Conservation, Synthetics, and Solar Energy

chapter 20|9 pages

Making Energy Choices