energy policy

Identifies the energy-related challenges of the early twenty-first century, looks at how the United States and other nations are responding to the problems, and provides a selection of related reference information, including case studies, primary source documents, biographies, statistics, and a chronology.

Profiles the fossil fuel crisis and discusses why Americans ignore the warnings about depleting fuel supplies, how alternate sources of fuel can be developed, what the fuel crisis means for society, and other related topics.

Energy use is one of the most important issues of our age. This book looks at different sources of power that are in use today.

Worldwide, over 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and another 1 billion have unreliable access, with enormous consequences for their everyday lives. In addition, many countries spend a high share of their GDP on fossil fuel imports, making them dependent on foreign energy supplies and vulnerable to price fluctuations. The burning of fossil fuels pollutes local environments, endangers the health of citizens, and exacerbates global climate change.

Points out the importance of the world's energy supply in shaping global politics, and argues that the energy source of the future should be natural gas in the form of shale deposits.

An expert on global economic trends demonstrates how China continues to increase its economic reach and examines the country's growing political, economic, and social power and the threat it poses to the West.

Compiled from source documents, reports, and studies, this ready-reference presents current and historical data on the energy situation in America.