{"product_id":"americas-energy-future-national-research-council-9780309116022","title":"America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor multi-user PDF licensing, please contact customer service.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep businesses both large and small running. There are long-term costs as well: to the environment, as natural resources are depleted and pollution contributes to global climate change, and to national security and independence, as many of the world's current energy sources are increasingly concentrated in geopolitically unstable regions. The country's challenge is to develop an energy portfolio that addresses these concerns while still providing sufficient, affordable energy reserves for the nation.\u003cbr\u003e The United States has enormous resources to put behind solutions to this energy challenge; the dilemma is to identify which solutions are the right ones. Before deciding which energy technologies to develop, and on what timeline, we need to understand them better.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAmerica's Energy Future\u003c\/em\u003e analyzes the potential of a wide range of technologies for generation, distribution, and conservation of energy. This book considers technologies to increase energy efficiency, coal-fired power generation, nuclear power, renewable energy, oil and natural gas, and alternative transportation fuels. It offers a detailed assessment of the associated impacts and projected costs of implementing each technology and categorizes them into three time frames for implementation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,National Academy of Sciences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309116023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309116022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 8.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064835879167,"sku":"9780309116022","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_baf4ad9f-5ab8-48fa-975e-c496dcf0316d.jpg?v=1768671354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americas-energy-future-national-research-council-9780309116022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}