Unsustainable

The History and Politics of Green Energy

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-08-21
Mått:155 x 235 x 12 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:195
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030789039

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James T. Bennett is Eminent Scholar at George Mason University (USA). He holds William P. Snavely Chair of Political Economy and Public Policy in the Department of Economics and is Director of the John M. Olin Institute for Employment Practice and Policy. Bennett received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1970 and has specialized in research related to public policy issues, the economics of government and bureaucracy, labor unions, and health charities. He is Founder and Senior Associate Editor of the Journal of Labor Research and has published more than 60 articles in professional journals such as the American Economic Review, Review of Economics and Statistics, Policy Review, Public Choice, and Cato Journal. As a prolific author, he has also written dozens of books related to his research interests.

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Table of ContentsIntroduction and Overview.- Synthetic Fail.- Everyone Knows It's Windy.- Winds Subside or Wind Subsidies?.- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?.- Whose Backyard? Siting and Fighting over Wind.- Here Comes the Sun.- Epilogue.