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Tables of Contents for Energy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
An Energy Overview
2
17
An Historical Perspective
A Problem for the Government or the Marketplace?
U.S. Production
U.S. Consumption
Fuel Imports and Exports
Prices
Energy Use by Sector
World Energy Use
Projected Energy Use
Petroleum
19
21
The Quest for Oil
Sources
Types
How Oil Is Refined
Uses for Oil
Domestic Production
Refineries
Consumption
Selling and Buying
Prices
Less Concern About Dependency
Conservation and Oil Demand
Increasing Importance of Environmental Concerns
Shrinking U.S. Oil Industry
Strategic Petroleum Reserves
Synthetic Fuels
The Future of Petroleum Use in the United States
International Petroleum Usage
Natural Gas
40
16
Production of Natural Gas
Transmission of Natural Gas
Consumption
Prices
Imports and Exports
Future Trends
International Natural Gas Supply and Consumption
Energy Reserves --- Oil, Gas, Coal, and Uranium
56
15
Crude Oil
Natural Gas
Undiscovered Resources
Looking for Oil and Gas
Spending on Exploration and Development
Drilling in the Arctic
Coal Reserves
Uranium Reserves
World Reserves
Coal --- Changing Patterns of Use
71
15
A Brief History of Coal
What Is Coal?
Classifications of Coal
Location of Deposits
Coal Mining Methods
Coal's Role in U.S. Energy
Environmental Concerns
U.S. Exports
International Coal --- Supply and Demand
Coal Use into the Twenty-First Century
Nuclear Energy
86
15
Conquering Oil Dependency, or Threatening the Environment?
The Source of Nuclear Energy
Proportion of Total Energy Production
Nuclear Power Production in the United States
International Production
International Response to Global Warming
Aging of Nuclear Power Plants
Problems Plaguing the Industry
New Technology?
The Price-Anderson Act
A Role for Nuclear Power?
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Waste
101
20
Nuclear Energy Waste Disposal
Nuclear Waste Legislation
Nuclear Waste Repositories --- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and Yucca Mountain
Can Containment Standards Be Met?
International Approach to High-Level Waste Disposal
Electrical Power and Supply
121
13
Defining Electricity
Electrical Capacity
The System
Sources of Electrical Energy
Consumption
The Electric Bill
Health Effects of Electrical Power Fields
Outlook for the Electric Industry
Deregulation
International Electricity Supply and Consumption
Renewable Energy
134
19
What is Renewable Energy?
An Historical Perspective
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Geothermal Energy
Hydropower
Alternatives Using Water
Biomass Energy Conversion
Municipal Waste Recovery
Hydrogen: A Fuel of the Future?
The Future of Renewable Energy Sources
Abroad --- A Grassroots Movement
Energy Conservation
153
23
What Is Energy Conservation?
Efficiency in the Transportation Sector
Conservation in the Residential and Commercial Sectors
Energy Policies and Public Health
Conservation Projections --- Where to Go from Here?
International Comparisons
Important Names And Addresses
176
2
Resources
178
1
Index
179