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Ban Ki-moon
Barnett Shale
Barton, Joe
Bat Conservation International
Batteries
energy density of(fig.)
technology of, issue with
Belgium(fig.)
Beller, Denis
Benedict XVI (pope)
Bethe, Hans
Big Coal (Goodell)
Bill Barrett Corporation
Biofuels
and deforestation
See also Ethanol
Biomass(fig.)(fig.)
density of(fig.)(fig.)
and flex-fuel cars
footprint of(fig.)
myth involving
problems resulting from burning
producing, from switchgrass, issues with
See also Wood
Birol, Faith
Black carbon deposits and emissions
Bolton, John
Bonneville Power Administration
Borneo
Bottomless Well, The (Huber and Mills)
BP
BP Statistical Review of World Energy
Bradley, Robert L., Jr.
Brand, Stewart
Brazil(fig.)
carbon dioxide emissions of(fig.) (fig.)
and energy consumption(fig.)
and energy intensity(fig.)
and natural gas
power consumption in(fig.)
ranking of, by GDP and electricity generation(table)
Britain
hybrid and electric cars in
See also United Kingdom (UK)
Brown, Gordon
Bryce’s Hypothesis
Bulgaria
Burundi
Bush administration
Bush, George H. W.
Bush, George W.
Butane
Byrd, Robert
Cadmium
California
California Public Utility Commission
Cambodia
Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)
Canada(fig.)
and electricity(fig.)
and energy consumption(fig.)
and energy intensity(fig.)
and natural gas
and nuclear power
ranking of, by GDP and electricity generation(table)
Capacity factor(fig.)
Cap-and-trade plans
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), myth about
Carbon credits, buying, issue with
Carbon dioxide emissions
of the developing world
myths involving
and natural gas
offsetting, happy talk on
per-capita
total, of OECD countries vs. non-OECD countries
world average, comparing countries to (fig.)
yearly, expectations for
See also under specific countries
Carbon dioxide emissions reduction
as a global priority
nuclear power and
See also Global climate change; Kyoto Protocol; Zero-emissions
Carbon footprint
Carbon intensity, reductions in, comparing (fig.)
“Carbon neutral” claims, issue with
Carbon tax, myth involving
Cardinal Mine(fig.)
Carter, Jimmy
Causation, issue of
Cellulosic ethanol
Center on Global Change
Central African Republic
CEPOS (Danish Center for Political Studies)
Chad
Charcoal, issues with
Cheatham, Don
Cheney, Dick
Chernobyl nuclear accident
Chesapeake Energy
Chevron
Chile(fig.)
China
carbon dioxide emissions of(fig.) (fig.)
and carbon intensity(fig.)
and coal(table)
and electric vehicles
and electricity(fig.)
and energy consumption(fig.)
and energy intensity(fig.)
and a fusion-fission system
hydrocarbon reserves of
and hydropower
and mercury emissions
and natural gas
and nuclear power
and power consumption(fig.)
ranking of, by GDP and electricity generation(table)
and solar power
as a supplier of rare earth commodities
and wind power
China Syndrome, The (movie)
Chinese National Offshore Oil Company
Chu, Steven
Clean Air Interstate Rule
Clean Air Mercury Rule
Clean Air Watch
Climate change. See Global climate change
“Climate Change: Adapting to the Inevitable?” (Institution of Mechanical Engineers)
Climate change conferences
Clinton, Bill
Clinton Climate Initiative
Clinton, Hillary
Coal
abundance of
best alternative to
capacity factor of(fig.)
and carbon capture and sequestration
carbon dioxide emissions of
comparing energy output of, with other energy sources(fig.)
construction cost per kilowatt of capacity for(table)
cost of, reality behind the
demand for, increase in
and electricity generation(fig.) (fig.)(fig.)
and electricity production
energy density of(fig.)
environmental and social costs of
and federal subsidies(fig.)
footprint of
issues surrounding
measuring and selling, ways of
myth involving
necessity of, in developing countries
and the need for gas-fired generation
ongoing transition away from, challenge in the
peak, concern over, addressing
portrayed as an anachronistic source of power
reign of
reliability of
reserves of(table)
resource intensity of(fig.)
resurgence in
share of, in the primary energy mix (figs. 33, 34)
states that are heavily dependent on
transition to and from, pace of the
Coal consumption
and energy efficiency
global(fig.)(fig.)
increase in
time span reflecting(fig.)
See also under specific countries
Coal mining
Coal plants
as back up for wind power
emissions of toxins from
myth involving
operating costs of
running of
Coal-related pollution
Collins, Jim
Colombia
Colorado
Colorado Energy Research Institute
Colorado School of Mines
Combustion engine
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Computers, essential commodities of
Congo(fig.)
ConocoPhillips
Construction costs, of electric generation plants(table)
Consumers, energy that matters to
Cooper, Anderson
Copenhagen climate change conference
Corn ethanol
environmental costs of(fig.)
and flex-fuel cars
footprint of(fig.)
issue with
power density of(fig.)
Correlation, issue of
Corruption
Coskata
Cost
of consuming, paradox involving
as imperative
relationship of, to the other imperatives
“Cost and Quantity of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Avoided by Wind Generation” (Lang)
Cro
ft, Gregory
Cronshaw, Ian
Cuba, emissions in(fig.)
Cuban, Mark
Cubic Mile of Oil, A (Crane, Kinderman, and Malhotra)
Curtis, John
Curtiss, Peter S.
Dams, dismantling of
Danish Center for Political Studies (CEPOS)
Danish Energy Agency
Darley, Julian
Darwin, Charles
de Merode, Emmanuel
De Nysschen, Johan
de Soto, Hernando
Death rates, energy poverty and
Decarbonization trend
Deffeyes, Kenneth
deForest Ralph, H.
Deforestation
DeGette, Diana
Democrats
view of, toward nuclear power
See also names of specific politicians
Deng Xiaoping
Denmark
and carbon capture and sequestration
carbon dioxide emissions of (fig.)
and carbon intensity(fig.)
coal consumption in (fig.)
electricity rates in(fig.)
energy consumption in (fig.)
and energy intensity(fig.)
myths involving
and natural gas(fig.)
and oil(fig.)
and oil consumption
and wind power (fig.)
Desalinization, need for
Desert Protective Council
DeSoto Parish
Developing countries
and carbon dioxide emissions
desire for electricity in
See also specific countries
Diesel demand, increase in
Diesel engines(photo) (fig.)
Diesel, Rudolf
Diesel-fired generators
Dimethyl ether
Dow Chemical
Dyson, Freeman
Earth Day Speech
Earth First!
Earth Summit
East Texas Field
East Texas generation project
Economies
correlation between electricity consumption and(table)
interconnectedness of
See also Gross Domestic Product (GDP); U.S. economy
Ecuador
Edison, Thomas
Efficient energy. See Energy efficiency
Egypt
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
ElBaradei, Mohamed
Electric cars
Electric generation plants, cost of constructing various(table)
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
Electric Transportation Engineering
Electrical appliances
Electricity
comparing sources of, by energy output
consumption of(table)
essentiality of, accepting the
measuring and selling, ways of
primary source of
producing commercial quantities of, history of
See also under specific countries
Electricity costs(fig.)
Electricity generation
capacity for, comparing, of the two most populous countries
cost of(fig.)
global, by fuel, increase in(fig.)
and global carbon dioxide emissions
increase in
projected costs of, from new power plants(fig.)
See also under specific countries
Emissions. See specific type
Empire State Building
EnCana
End of Energy Obesity, The (Tertzakian)
Endangered Species Act
Enel
Energinet.dk
Energy
as a buzzword
cheap and abundant, importance of U.S. pursuing
defining
depoliticizing, need for
differentiating between power and
essentiality of, accepting the
lack of understanding of
units of, different ways of measuring
using less, idea of
See also specific type of energy
Energy abundance, issue of
Energy addiction, issue of
Energy consumption
among households, increase in
and the Jevons Paradox
primary global, of natural gas and nuclear
reduction in
rise in
scale of
and standard of living, correlation between
by various energy types, increase in (fig.)
See also under specific countries
Energy density
of batteries(fig.)
of biomass, and pollution
comparing
defining
and ethanols
evolution of
of gasoline(fig.)
as imperative
of oil
understanding
of wood
Energy efficiency
Energy independence
myths about
reason for, issue with
Energy Independence and Security Act
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Energy intensity(fig.)
Energy metrics
Energy policy
emulating, of Iran and France
no-regrets
Energy Policy Act (2005)
Energy posers
Energy poverty
Energy production, environmental costs of
Energy sprawl
Energy storage, and renewables
“Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken?” (Lovin)
Energy transitions
Energy unease, main causes of. See Fear; Guilt; Ignorance
Energy-intensive businesses
Engineers
Engines(photo)
England
Eni
Enron
Environmental costs. See under specific type of energy and power
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental groups
campaigns by
positions of
See also specific groups
Environmental issues. See specific environmental issues
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmentally friendly energy. See “Green” energy
EOG Resources
eSolar
Ethanol
energy density of(fig.)
and federal subsidies
and oil imports
See also Cellulosic ethanol; Corn ethanol
Ethiopia(fig.)
European Commission
European Environment Agency
European Pressured Reactor
European Union
Evangelical Environmental Network
Exxon Mobil
Fayetteville Shale(table)
Fear
Federal Energy Administration
Federal Power Commission
Federal subsidies
Federal Trade Commission
Fenton, John
Finland(fig.)
First Solar
Fish contamination
Fission and fusion
Fleiss, Heidi
Flex-fuel cars, issue of
Florida
Florida Power & Light
Ford, Henry
Fossil fuels. See Coal; Natural gas; Oil
Four Imperatives
defined
relationship between
using, as metrics
See also Cost; Energy density; Power density; Scale
Fox, Tim
FRAC Act
Frac spread, example of
France
carbon dioxide emissions of(fig.)
and carbon intensity(fig.)
and electricity(fig.)
electricity rates in(fig.)
emulating energy policies of
energy consumption in(fig.)
and energy intensity(fig.)<
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and nuclear power
and nuclear waste
and nuclear weapons
ranking of, by GDP and electricity generation(table)
Freeman, S. David
Friedman, Thomas
Friends of the Earth
Fry, Michael
Fuel Use Act
Fusion and fission
“Future of Coal: Options for a Carbon Constrained World, The” (MIT)
Fyfe, David
Gaffney, Frank
Gaia theory
Gas and oil industry. See Oil and gas industry
Gas flares
Gas stripper wells, power density of
Gaseous fuels, trend toward
Gases. See Butane; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Natural gas; Propane
Gas-fired generators
Gasoline
Gasoline engines(fig.)
Gasoline prices
Gasoline shortages, fear over
Gaza
Gazprom
General Electric(photo)
Generators
diesel-fired
gas-fired
rising power density and falling costs of
See also Electricity generation
Georgia Power
Geothermal energy(fig.) (fig.)
Germany(fig.)(table)
Getty, J. Paul
Glass-Steagall Act
Global Catastrophes and Trends (Smil)
Global climate change
adaptation to
and decarbonization
fears about, feeding on
major contributor to
media campaign against
positions on
public opinion toward
See also Carbon dioxide emissions
Global coal production
Global commercial energy use, daily
Global economy, interconnectedness of the
Global electricity generation(fig.)
Global energy business, size of the
Global gas reserves
Global gas resources
Global nuclear capacity
Global oil consumption(fig.)
Global oil market
Global oil production(fig.)
Global oil reserves
Global primary energy
mix of(fig. 33)
power consumption and (fig.)
Global shale gas production
Global warming. See Global climate change
Global Wind Energy Council
“Global Wind Energy Outlook 2008,” 95–96, 100
Globalization
Gold mining
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don’t (Collins)
Goodell, Jeff
Goodwyn, Lawrence
Google
Gore, Al
Gramm, Phil
Gramm, Wendy
“Green elements,” periodic table of (fig.)
“Green” energy
debunking myths surrounding
happy talk on
notions of, rejecting certain
nuclear power as beyond being
portrayal of, as modern
rethinking, and other suggestions
“Green” jobs
Green, Joshua
Greenhouse gases
Denmark’s overall emissions of
See also Global climate change
Greenpeace