Turning Off the Heat
| AUTHOR | Casten, Thomas R. |
| PUBLISHER | Prometheus Books (09/01/1998) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Global warming, the result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions from energy producers and users, has become a danger to humans. It threatens radical climate changes, severe storms, and ecological havoc.Turning Off the Heat targets a main source of overuse of fossil fuels - the energy producers themselves who, through their government-approved monopolies have led to energy inefficiency and needless pollution. A leading authority with 20 years experience developing and operating of energy projects, Casten clearly explains that the U.S. and other nations of the world can, and must, double the efficiency of electric utilities. This efficiency improvement will lead to a reduction of electric prices by 30 to 40% and cut carbon dioxide emissions (a greenhouse gas) in half.Two-thirds of the fuel used to make U.S. electricity is wasted, resulting in higher energy prices and excess pollution. If market forces are unleashed and monopolies ended, competition will save money and fuel, Casten says. This is an essential volume for policy-makers, legislators, leaders in industry, environmentalists, and concerned citizens.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781573922692
ISBN-10:
1573922692
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
284
Carton Quantity:
22
Product Dimensions:
6.32 x 1.08 x 9.33 inches
Weight:
1.22 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry - Environmental)
Science | Energy
Dewey Decimal:
333.791
Library of Congress Control Number:
98028272
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Global warming, the result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions from energy producers and users, has become a danger to humans, threatening radical climate changes, severe storms, and ecological havoc. "Turning Off the Heat" targets a main source of overuse of fossil fuels--the energy producers themselves who, through their government-approved monopolies, have led to energy inefficiency and needless pollution.
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Global warming, the result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions from energy producers and users, has become a danger to humans. It threatens radical climate changes, severe storms, and ecological havoc.Turning Off the Heat targets a main source of overuse of fossil fuels - the energy producers themselves who, through their government-approved monopolies have led to energy inefficiency and needless pollution. A leading authority with 20 years experience developing and operating of energy projects, Casten clearly explains that the U.S. and other nations of the world can, and must, double the efficiency of electric utilities. This efficiency improvement will lead to a reduction of electric prices by 30 to 40% and cut carbon dioxide emissions (a greenhouse gas) in half.Two-thirds of the fuel used to make U.S. electricity is wasted, resulting in higher energy prices and excess pollution. If market forces are unleashed and monopolies ended, competition will save money and fuel, Casten says. This is an essential volume for policy-makers, legislators, leaders in industry, environmentalists, and concerned citizens.
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Author:
Casten, Thomas R.
Casten is founder and CEO of Trigen Energy Corp. He serves as an advisor to senior government leaders and participated with President Clinton in the White House conference on global climate change.
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