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The landslide reelection of President Ronald Reagan in 1984
prompted political analysts to consider the possibility of a
national realignment of the electorate toward the Republican party.
The 1986 elections, however, proved any predictions of a national
realignment to be premature. A major shift in voting patterns had
not taken place-except in the Mountain West, where a realignment
was already in place. Once second only to the southern states in
Democratic attachments, these western states (Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) now compose
the most Republican region in the nation. The contributors to this
volume assert that this substantial change in electoral patterns,
which has spanned nearly forty years, resulted not from a westward
migration but from a widespread conversion among those who are born
and remain in the region. In analyzing this realignment, these
writers-some of the nation's best electoral scholars-provide
historical and contemporary overviews and assess the important
issues not only for voters but also for party organizations and
members of Congress. Their focus in The Politics of Realignment,
however, is on the Mountain West's role in contemporary American
politics. The authors present a comprehensive investigation into
the meaning of this regional realignment for national politics.
Renewable and carbon-neutral energy have been promoted as the
future of energy production in the United States. Non-traditional
energy sources show promise as alternatives to fossil fuels and may
provide a sustainable source of energy in increasingly uncertain
energy markets. However, these new sources of energy face their own
set of political, administrative, and legal challenges. Green vs.
Green explores how mixed land ownership and existing law and
regulation present serious challenges to the development of
alternative energy sources in the United States. Analytically
examining and comparing five green energy sectors; wind, solar,
geothermal, biofuel and hydro power, Ryan M. Yonk, Randy T.
Simmons, and Brian C. Steed argue that discussing alternative
energy without understanding these pitfalls creates unrealistic
expectations regarding the ability to substitute "green" energy for
traditional sources. The micro-goals of protecting individual
areas, species, small-scale ecosystems, and other local
environmental aims often limits ability to achieve macro-goals like
preventing global climate change or transitioning to large-scale
green energy production. Statutes and regulations designed to
protect environmental and cultural integrity from degradation
directly conflict with other stated environmental ends. Although
there is substantial interest in adding clean energy to the grid,
it appears that localized environmental interests interfere with
broader environmental policy goals and the application of existing
environmental laws and regulations may push us closer to gridlock.
Green vs. Green provides a fascinating look into how existing
environmental law created or will create substantial regulatory
hurdles for future energy generations.
The landslide reelection of President Ronald Reagan in 1984
prompted political analysts to consider the possibility of a
national realignment of the electorate toward the Republican party.
The 1986 elections, however, proved any predictions of a national
realignment to be premature. A major shift in voting patterns had
not taken place-except in the Mountain West, where a realignment
was already in place. Once second only to the southern states in
Democratic attachments, these western states (Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) now compose
the most Republican region in the nation. The contributors to this
volume assert that this substantial change in electoral patterns,
which has spanned nearly forty years, resulted not from a westward
migration but from a widespread conversion among those who are born
and remain in the region. In analyzing this realignment, these
writers-some of the nation's best electoral scholars-provide
historical and contemporary overviews and assess the important
issues not only for voters but also for party organizations and
members of Congress. Their focus in The Politics of Realignment,
however, is on the Mountain West's role in contemporary American
politics. The authors present a comprehensive investigation into
the meaning of this regional realignment for national politics.
Renewable and carbon-neutral energy have been promoted as the
future of energy production in the United States. Non-traditional
energy sources show promise as alternatives to fossil fuels and may
provide a sustainable source of energy in increasingly uncertain
energy markets. However, these new sources of energy face their own
set of political, administrative, and legal challenges. Green vs.
Green explores how mixed land ownership and existing law and
regulation present serious challenges to the development of
alternative energy sources in the United States. Analytically
examining and comparing five green energy sectors; wind, solar,
geothermal, biofuel and hydro power, Ryan M. Yonk, Randy T.
Simmons, and Brian C. Steed argue that discussing alternative
energy without understanding these pitfalls creates unrealistic
expectations regarding the ability to substitute "green" energy for
traditional sources. The micro-goals of protecting individual
areas, species, small-scale ecosystems, and other local
environmental aims often limits ability to achieve macro-goals like
preventing global climate change or transitioning to large-scale
green energy production. Statutes and regulations designed to
protect environmental and cultural integrity from degradation
directly conflict with other stated environmental ends. Although
there is substantial interest in adding clean energy to the grid,
it appears that localized environmental interests interfere with
broader environmental policy goals and the application of existing
environmental laws and regulations may push us closer to gridlock.
Green vs. Green provides a fascinating look into how existing
environmental law created or will create substantial regulatory
hurdles for future energy generations.
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