Energy-environment source book. Volume 1. Energy, society and the environment. Volume 2. Energy, its extraction, conversion, and use

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:5712707

Fowler, J W

Volume I deals with economic/political/societal issues. In it we describe the economic and environmental costs of producing and consuming energy. We also describe the way in which energy decisions are interlocked with such issues as inflation, employment, the balance of trade, and foreign policy. We look at energy policy in this country and the roles of government and the energy companies in forming and making that policy work. We look at the collision between no-growth and dig and drill philosophies, and at the regulations, taxes, consumption patterns, and lifestyles which each policy assumes. Volume II provides the scientific and technical background that is needed for a thorough understanding of the issues in Volume I. In the second volume we describe energy, where it comes from, how it is converted to our use (and with what efficiency), and how much of it still remains in the stockpiles of the fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) and uranium. In this volume we also examine the flow of energy through our society, the end uses that take the largest share, and their patterns of growth. The last two chapters probe the developing technology that will give us the ability to use our present fuels more flexibly and efficiently, and may open new and larger sources of energy.

• OSTI ID: 5712707
• Report Number(s): NP-24219
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
ENERGY TRANSPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
NUCLEAR ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
REVIEWS
SOLAR ENERGY