Main Title |
What every Westerner should know about energy efficiency and conservation : a guide to a new relationship / |
Author |
Limerick, Patricia Nelson,
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Center of the American West, University of Colorado at Boulder : Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, |
Year Published |
2007 |
OCLC Number |
180124764 |
Subjects |
Energy conservation--West (US) ;
United States, West
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QC73.8.C6L56 2007 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/29/2012 |
EOAM |
QC73.8.C6.L56 2007 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
08/21/2019 |
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Collation |
66 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63). |
Contents Notes |
The appeal to reason : save energy and save just about everything else -- A dating and investment guide : what is energy efficiency and what is energy conservation? -- Taking action : choosing wisdom over waste in the privacy of your own homw -- Competitive conservation : taking action in the workplace -- Energy efficiency : a resource that keeps growing -- Energy comsumption in the West : how do we stack up? -- The future of the West and energy : the big picture -- Grounds for optimism : what the West cuold save -- Grounds for pessimism : what the critics say -- Abandon hope (temporarily) all ye who enter here : barriers to greater energy efficiency and conservation -- The appeal to pride : how slow can your electric meter go, how far can you drive on a tank of gas, and other fun ways to outshine your neighbors -- A little help from our friends : what we can ask of our public officials and utility companies -- Now for the tough part : transportation and energy efficiency, or can a real cowboy or cowgirl drive a hybrid without compromising dignity? -- Looking beyond the local : the global context -- Historical cheer : our current energy habits have shallow roots and could change fast -- The appeal to pleasure : saving energy can be fun -- Conclusion: An energy declaration for the twenty-first century -- Appendix A: Where to begin ; resources for consumers and businesses -- Appendix B: Energy efficiency tax advantages and other incentives : favorable federal and state policies -- About the Center of the American West and the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project. |