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Unsustainable - The History and Politics of Green Energy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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Unsustainable - The History and Politics of Green Energy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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This book examines the history, politics, and economics of
alternative energy. Since the energy crisis of the 1970s,
governments around the world have subsidized and otherwise
incentivized alternative forms of energy to reduce dependence on
fossil fuels. This search has taken on added urgency in the
twenty-first century, as the specter of climate change has
engendered ambitious state-level renewable portfolio standards,
enhanced federal incentives, and inspired "100% renewable"
electrical generation targets in such states as Vermont and Hawaii.
To save the planet from destruction, wind, solar, and other
renewable energy alternatives must replace fossil fuels. But how
did we get here and what is the cost? After an in-depth study of
the Carter administration's synthetic fuels program, the focus
shifts to the two most prominent, perhaps most promising, and
certainly most promoted-and government subsidized-"green" and
"renewable" energies today: wind and solar. Because wind has made
the most headway and drawn the most controversy, it receives the
most attention. Although the primary focus is on the American
experience with renewable energy, the policies and politics of
renewables in Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Spain, and other European
nations are also discussed. Issues considered in the book include
the nature and efficacy of renewable subsidies; the employment of
federal and state tax codes to encourage renewables; the lobbies
and interest groups that campaign for government support of
renewables; and the fierce battles over the siting of renewable
facilities. Unlike other works on this subject, the book probes in
depth the nature of the opposition to wind and solar, both in the
matter of siting and in their worthiness as recipients of
substantial government assistance.
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