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Title: |
Energy Policies & Issues |
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| Edited by: |
Edgar R. Thompson |
| ISBN10-13: |
1611226856 : 9781611226850 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
155x230mm |
| Pages: |
0 |
| Weight: |
.470 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - April 2012 |
| List Price: |
115.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Energy technology & engineering |
| Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption. This book examines a number of energy policies put in place by the government, as well as the issues which continue to offset substantial improvements. Topics discussed herein include anaerobic digestion; forest carbon markets; gas hydrates; concepts designed to mitigate climate change; and offshore oil and gas development. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Renewable Energy Programs in the 2008 Farm Bill; Estimating Offset Supply in a Cap-and-Trade Program; Biochar: Examination of an Emerging Concept to Mitigate Climate Change; Forest Carbon Markets: Potential & Drawbacks; Anaerobic Digestion: Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction & Energy Generation; Gas Hydrates: Resource & Hazard; Offshore Oil & Gas Development: Legal Framework; Outer Continental Shelf Moratoria on Oil & Gas Development; Accelerated Vehicle Retirement for Fuel Economy: "Cash for Clunkers"; CRS Issue Statement on Agriculture-Based Biofuels; Index. |