Approaches sustainability through the integration of the three spheres of sustainability (economy, community, environment) with energy use and generation
Explores multi-tasking energy use and management on a local basis
Delves into the contrast between perceived and real, resources available, and materials required, for energy systems, their natural resources abundances, and demands on these resources
Offers strategic planning guidance for local policy makers, and natural resource and energy providers
Provides a time-line perspective of energy source eras from the fossil fuels, biofuels, renewables, and their multi-tasking over the next century
This book presents essential information for the development of a comprehensive sustainable energy policy. It examines the diverse types of energy, their resource abundance and the material needs to develop and use them, and how communities and cities can better control their own destinies by locally managing energy use and generation. This approach does not suggest the undoing of existing infrastructures and energy providers, but rather a cooperative transition from national-regional energy management to a more local-centered system. The information is the foundation for eight specific legislative initiatives necessary for a national comprehensive sustainable policy that can both facilitate and drive the process of evolution from a carbon-energy economy to a sustainable renewable energy future.
"A must--read for anyone interested in solution--oriented methods to address climate change."
-Mark ReynoldsExecutive Director, Citizens' Climate Lobby
"A Comprehensive Sustainable Energy Policy that guides our nation through the current energy maze and anchors a path to a sustainable energy future is the core message . . . in this far--reachingand vitally important work."
-Neal J. Gruber,M.E., P.E., D.CE., Systems Operations Consultant
