Main Title |
Introduction to energy in California / |
Author |
Asmus, Peter.
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Publisher |
University of California Press, |
Year Published |
2009 |
OCLC Number |
262893226 |
ISBN |
9780520257528; 0520257529; 9780520257511; 0520257510 |
Subjects |
Power resources--California ;
Energy conservation--California ;
Economic development--Environmental aspects--California ;
Energy policy--California ;
Energiepolitik ;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung ;
Energievorrat ;
Energieeinsparung ;
Kalifornien ;
Energieproduktion--Kalifornien--Geschichte ;
Energiepolitik--Kalifornien--Geschichte ;
Energiewirtschaft--Kalifornien--Geschichte
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAD |
TJ163.25.C2 A856 2009 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
05/23/2013 |
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Collation |
xxiii, 412 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 19 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
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. |
Place Published |
Berkeley |
Title Ser Add Ent |
California natural history guides ; 97.; California natural history guides. Introductory guide. |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2009 |
Series Title Untraced |
California natural history guides ; no. 97\ California natural history guides. Introductory guide |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2009006141 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20110412173843 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04141cam 2200577 a 45020 |