Prospects for Alternative Energy Development in the U.S. West Tilting at Windmills? /

• Main Authors: Pierce, John C. (Author), Steel, Brent S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Environmental Challenges and Solutions, 8
• Subjects: Environment.; Renewable energy resources.; Climate change.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Natural resources.; Natural Resources.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Climate Change.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Environmental Management.

This book poses the question of whether identifiable individual-level attributes (e.g., values, interests, knowledge, demographic characteristics) lead to support for or opposition to the development and implementation of alternative energy technologies. In recent years, attempts to site alternative...

Table of Contents:

• PART I: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT
• 1. Tradeoffs
• PART II: CASE STUDIES
• 2. Background: Energy Use, Capacity, and Policies
• 3. Calico Solar Project
• Kittitas Valley Wind Power Project
• 5. Newberry Crater Geothermal
• 6. Oregon Coast Wave Energy
• PART III: SURVEYS
• 7. The Tradeoff Terrain
• 8. A Matter of Values?
• 9. The Devil You Know
• 10. The Role of Energy Policy Beliefs
• 11. Knowledge: Levels and Sources
• 12. Information Source Reliance and Alternative Energy Tradeoffs
• 13. What has been learned? Process and Values Matter
• Appendix A. State Energy Profiles
• Appendix B. Survey Instrument and Frequencies. .