{"product_id":"smart-energy-policy-james-m-griffin-9780300149852","title":"Smart Energy Policy: An Economist's RX for Balancing Cheap, Clean, and Secure Energy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile everyone wants energy that is clean, cheap, and secure, these goals often conflict: traditional fossil fuels tend to be cheaper than alternative fuels, but they are hardly clean or (in the case of oil) secure. This timely book provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the issues as well as sensible proposals for a truly sustainable energy policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEconomist James Griffin points out that current energy policies are fatally flawed and that government policies should focus on \"getting the prices right\" so that the prices of fossil fuels reflect their true costs to society--including greenhouse gas and security costs. By using carbon and security taxes, alternative energy forms will be able to compete on a more even playing field against fossil fuels. This will unleash advances in alternative energy and conservation technologies enabling the marketplace and consumers to find the right balance among energy sources that are cheap, clean, and secure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James M. Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300149859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300149852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2009 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010","brand":"James M. Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119540203775,"sku":"9780300149852","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_437b576c-6544-432b-8e20-fa2b35ba5a7a.jpg?v=1687409851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smart-energy-policy-james-m-griffin-9780300149852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}