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- 2009006141 contributor B11399905.
- 2009006141 created "c2009.".
- 2009006141 date "2009".
- 2009006141 date "c2009.".
- 2009006141 dateCopyrighted "c2009.".
- 2009006141 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2009006141 description "Less is more: California's energy legacy / Art Rosenfeld -- Introduction: Energy makes California go around -- [I] Overview: from indigenous stewardship to millennial crisis : Gold miners shape early energy development ; Making hydro history ; The birth of Pacific Gas & Electric ; Who says water and oil do not mix? Legal wars over energy resources begin ; Emergence of electricity as a prime power source ; Southern California's energy history ; The public power alternative ; Populations boom, driving energy use up and up ; Chic nuclear power ; Nuclear victories and defeats ; Negawatts displace megawatts ; The renewable rush ; California's free-fall into chaos -- [II] Mainstays: electricity and fossil fuels : Bringing energy into your own life ; An overview of the wonders of electricity ; Our fossil fuel natural history ; The family of fossil fuels -- [III] Alternatives: the growth of renewable energy : Geothermal energy ; Solar energy ; Wind power ; Biomass and biofuels ; Water power : Nuclear power ; Hydrogen -- [IV] Challenges: the risks of the status quo and systems overhaul : Challenge 1. Global climate change ; Challenge 2. Finite, polluting, and often imported fossil fuels ; Challenge 3. The question of nuclear power ; Challenge 4. The terrorist threat, national security, and energy reliability ; Challenge 5. Variability, cost, and NIMBY challenges with renewable sources ; Challenge 6. A dumb electricity grid -- [V] Innovation: the search for solutions : California utilities go out on a limb ; A growing role for the private sector ; What role for government? ; Bringing community back into the picture ; In my own backyard -- [VI] Progress: seven ongoing experiments : Cool roofs ; Demand response technologies ; Transforming our wastes into clean energy ; Zero-emissions fossil fuel power plants? ; Lower-carbon transportation fuels ; Smart growth land use planning ; Conclusion -- California's energy innovations beyond power road / Arthur O'Donnell.".
- 2009006141 extent "xxiii, 412 p. :".
- 2009006141 identifier "0520257510 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- 2009006141 identifier "0520257529 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- 2009006141 identifier "9780520257511 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- 2009006141 identifier "9780520257528 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- 2009006141 identifier 2009006141.html.
- 2009006141 isPartOf "California natural history guides ; 97.".
- 2009006141 isPartOf "California natural history guides ; no. 97".
- 2009006141 isPartOf "California natural history guides. Introductory guide".
- 2009006141 isPartOf "California natural history guides. Introductory guide.".
- 2009006141 issued "2009".
- 2009006141 issued "c2009.".
- 2009006141 language "eng".
- 2009006141 publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- 2009006141 spatial "California.".
- 2009006141 subject "333.7909794 22".
- 2009006141 subject "Economic development Environmental aspects California.".
- 2009006141 subject "Energy conservation California.".
- 2009006141 subject "Energy policy California.".
- 2009006141 subject "Power resources California.".
- 2009006141 subject "TJ163.25.C2 A856 2009".
- 2009006141 tableOfContents "Less is more: California's energy legacy / Art Rosenfeld -- Introduction: Energy makes California go around -- [I] Overview: from indigenous stewardship to millennial crisis : Gold miners shape early energy development ; Making hydro history ; The birth of Pacific Gas & Electric ; Who says water and oil do not mix? Legal wars over energy resources begin ; Emergence of electricity as a prime power source ; Southern California's energy history ; The public power alternative ; Populations boom, driving energy use up and up ; Chic nuclear power ; Nuclear victories and defeats ; Negawatts displace megawatts ; The renewable rush ; California's free-fall into chaos -- [II] Mainstays: electricity and fossil fuels : Bringing energy into your own life ; An overview of the wonders of electricity ; Our fossil fuel natural history ; The family of fossil fuels -- [III] Alternatives: the growth of renewable energy : Geothermal energy ; Solar energy ; Wind power ; Biomass and biofuels ; Water power : Nuclear power ; Hydrogen -- [IV] Challenges: the risks of the status quo and systems overhaul : Challenge 1. Global climate change ; Challenge 2. Finite, polluting, and often imported fossil fuels ; Challenge 3. The question of nuclear power ; Challenge 4. The terrorist threat, national security, and energy reliability ; Challenge 5. Variability, cost, and NIMBY challenges with renewable sources ; Challenge 6. A dumb electricity grid -- [V] Innovation: the search for solutions : California utilities go out on a limb ; A growing role for the private sector ; What role for government? ; Bringing community back into the picture ; In my own backyard -- [VI] Progress: seven ongoing experiments : Cool roofs ; Demand response technologies ; Transforming our wastes into clean energy ; Zero-emissions fossil fuel power plants? ; Lower-carbon transportation fuels ; Smart growth land use planning ; Conclusion -- California's energy innovations beyond power road / Arthur O'Donnell.".
- 2009006141 title "Introduction to energy in California / Peter Asmus.".
- 2009006141 type "text".