EAN: 9783030789039

UNSUSTAINABLE - JAMES T BENNETT KARTONIERT (TB)

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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