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INDEX
Acheson, Dean
Acheson-Lilienthal Report
Adkins, Marshall
Afghanistan
Africa
electricity in, essentiality of
See also specific countries
African American poverty rates
Agassi, Shai
Aguilera, Robert F.
Alabama
Alaska
Alliance for Climate Protection
Alliance Resource Partners
Ameren UE
American Bird Conservancy
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (Waxman-Markey Act)
American Indians
American Mathematical Society
American Motors Corporation
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
American Wind Energy Association
Anadarko Petroleum
Anderson, Eric
Angola
Antrim Shale(table)
Appalachia
Arab oil embargo (1973)
Areva
Argentina
Arnett, Ed
Arthur Andersen
Arctic climate change
Atoms for Peace program
Austin Energy
Australia(fig.)
coal reserves of(table)
and electricity(fig.)
and energy consumption(fig.)
and energy intensity(fig.)
and natural gas
ranking of, by GDP and electricity generation(table)
Ausubel, Jesse
Automobile sector
Automobiles(fig.)
evolution of
fuel efficiency of, increasing
increased usage of, and the transition to oil
See also
Electric cars; Hybrid cars; Natural gas vehicles (NGVs); SUVs
Babcock & Wilcox
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
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)
Croft, 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)

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