Energy and American Society – Thirteen Myths

About the Authors.- Introduction – The Compelling Tangle of Energy and American Society.- Energy Myth One – Today’s Energy Crisis is 'Hype'.- Energy Myth Two – The Public is Well Informed about Energy.- Energy Myth Three – High Land Requirements and an Unfavorable Energy Balance Preclude Biomass Ethanol from Playing a Large Role in Providing Energy Services.- Energy Myth Four – The Hydrogen Economy is a Panacea to the Nation’s Energy Problem.- Energy Myth Five – Price Signals are Insufficient to Induce Efficient Energy Investments.- Energy Myth Six – The Barriers to New and Innovative Energy Technologies are Primarily Technical: The Case of Distributed Generation (DG).- Energy Myth Seven – Renewable Energy Systems Could Never Meet Growing Electricity Demand in America.- Energy Myth Eight – Worldwide Power Systems are Economically and Environmentally Optimal.- Energy Myth Nine – Energy Efficiency Improvements Have Already Maximized Their Potential.- Energy Myth Ten – Energy Efficiency Measures are Unreliable, Unpredictable, and Unenforceable.- Energy Myth Eleven – Energy R&D Investment Takes Decades to Reach the Market.- Energy Myth Twelve – Climate Policy will Bankrupt the U.S. Economy.- Energy Myth Thirteen – Developing Countries Are Not Doing Their Part in Responding to Concerns about Climate Change.- Conclusions – Replacing Myths with Maxims: Rethinking the Relationship Between Society, Energy, the Future, and Sustainability.- Acronyms.- Index.