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| Preface | |
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| Concepts, Definitions, Measures | |
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| Defining Energy | |
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| Work | |
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| Heat | |
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| Light | |
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| Electricity | |
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| Power | |
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| Efficiency | |
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| Key Energy Resource Definitions | |
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| Sources and Resources | |
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| Reserves | |
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| Production | |
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| Comparing Units and Magnitudes of Measure | |
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| "Renewable" Versus "Nonrenewable" Energy | |
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| Stock and Flow Limitations | |
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| Fossil and Nuclear Fuels: Nonrenewable, Stock-Limited Energy | |
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| Solar Energy: Renewable, Flow-Limited Energy | |
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| In-Between Resources: Renewable, Stock, and Flow-Limited Energy | |
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| Briefly Comparing Current Use of Energy Stocks and Flows | |
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| Energy Use in Societies | |
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| Visualizing Energy Use | |
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| Energy Use by Economic Sector | |
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| Energy Use by Example: The United States | |
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| Environmental Impacts of Energy Use | |
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| Classification by Pollutant or Harm | |
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| Classification by Scale | |
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| Defining Sustainability and Sustainable Energy | |
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| Sustainability | |
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| Sustainable Energy | |
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| Sources of Energy and Environmental Information | |
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| United States Energy Information Administration | |
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| International Energy Agency | |
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| World Energy Council | |
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| World Resources Institute | |
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| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | |
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| Industry Reports | |
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| "Nonrenewable" Energy Resources | |
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| Fossil Fuels | |
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| Oil and Gas | |
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| Coal | |
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| Nuclear Fuels | |
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| Fission | |
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| Fusion | |
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| Uranium Distribution | |
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| Uranium Exploration and Production | |
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| "Renewable" Energy Resources | |
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| A Note | |
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| Earth's Energy Allowance | |
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| The Solar Resource | |
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| Solar Photovoltaic Technology | |
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| Concentrating Solar Power | |
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| Passive Solar Energy | |
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| Solar Energy Distribution and Installed Capacity | |
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| Biomass and Biofuel Resources | |
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| Ethanol | |
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| Biodiesel | |
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| Biogas | |
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| Biomass and Biofuels Distribution and Production | |
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| Hydropower | |
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| Hydro Potential Distribution | |
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| Tidal and Wave Power | |
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| Wind Power | |
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| Wind Turbines | |
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| Wind Distribution and Installed Capacity | |
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| Geothermal | |
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| Geothermal Distribution and Installed Capacity | |
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| Direct Use Applications | |
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| Energy Consumption in Economic Sectors | |
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| Broadly Characterizing Energy Consumption | |
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| Energy Consumption in Industrialized Society | |
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| The Electric Power Sector | |
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| Electricity Generation | |
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| Electricity Delivery | |
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| Energy Consumption in the Electric Power Sector | |
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| The Transportation Sector | |
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| Vehicular Technology | |
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| Automobiles Versus Mass Transit | |
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| Commercial Transportation | |
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| Energy Consumption in the Transportation Sector | |
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| The Industrial Sector | |
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| Petroleum Refining | |
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| The Steel and Aluminum Industries | |
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| Energy Consumption in the Industrial Sector | |
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| The Residential and Commercial Sectors | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Heating | |
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| Cooling | |
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| Appliances | |
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| Consumer Electronics | |
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| Energy Consumption in the Residential/Commercial Sectors | |
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| Improving Energy Efficiency in Economic Sectors | |
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| Petroleum and Other Energy Resource Limits | |
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| Earth's Energy Resource "Bank Account" | |
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| Growth and Limits | |
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| The Growth Function | |
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| Physical Limits | |
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| Peak Oil: Understanding Oil Limits | |
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| Specific Details | |
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| Analysis | |
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| A Closer Look at the Character of a Peak | |
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| What We Can Know | |
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| Limits of Other Resources | |
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| Solar Energy Limits | |
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| Wind Energy Limits | |
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| Hydro Energy Limits | |
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| Geothermal Energy Limits | |
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| What Does All of This Mean to Sustainability? | |
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| Environmental Impact | |
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| The Environment and Humans: Interconnected Systems | |
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| The Energy-and Environment Focus | |
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| Characterizing Environmental Impacts | |
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| Toxins, Poisons, and Toxicity | |
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| Radiation | |
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| Human Safety and Welfare | |
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| Land Use and Ecosystem Disruption | |
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| Water Usage and Pollution | |
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| Air Emissions and Pollution | |
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| Green House Gas Emissions and Climate Change | |
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| Environmental Impacts of the Sources | |
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| Coal | |
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| Oil and Gas | |
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| Nuclear | |
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| The "Renewables" | |
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| Biofuels and Biomass | |
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| Comparing Impacts | |
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| Global Social Contexts | |
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| Modern Energy's Essential Role | |
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| Energy Requirements to Meet Human Needs and Wants | |
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| Human Needs | |
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| The Advantage of Consuming Energy | |
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| In-depth: The Energy/Quality-of-Life Nexus | |
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| Consumerism | |
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| Energy Security Considerations | |
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| Comparing the Values of Different Energy Systems | |
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| Fossil Fuels | |
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| Renewable Resources | |
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| Nuclear Power | |
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| Hydrogen and Fuel Cells | |
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| Externalities in Energy Value Metrics | |
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| Next Steps | |
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| Entering a New Age | |
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| The Transition that Brought us Here | |
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| Petroleum's Role in the Next Transition | |
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| Petroleum's Response to the Shortage | |
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| The Time Factor | |
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| Higher Prices 165^ | |
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| Energy Poverty's Role in the Transition | |
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| The Need for an Energy Labor Force | |
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| A Brief Note on Climate Change's Role in the Transition | |
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| Energy Dreams | |
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| Easy Energy Transitions | |
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| Solar | |
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| Unproven Technologies | |
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| Ridiculous Technologies | |
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| Comparing the Options | |
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| New Lifestyles Around Sustainable Energy | |
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| Optimized Energy Mixes for Space and Time | |
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| Using Everything, as We Always Have | |
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| Context-Based Solutions | |
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| Local, Decentralized Energy Development | |
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| Conservation | |
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| Evolving Energy Mixes | |
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| Brief Summary of Agency and Industry Forecasts | |
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| So, What Is the Path Forward? | |
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| Index | |