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Front Matter

i-xxxii

Summary

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1 Introduction

22-63

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2 Energy for Electricity

64-153

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3 Energy for Transportation

154-221

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4 Energy for Heat

222-247

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5 Climate Change

248-308

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6 Infrastructure and Security

309-336

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7 Overall Conclusions and Recommendations

337-371

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References

372-399

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Abbreviations

400-404

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Common Units and Conversions

405-408

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Appendixes

409-410

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Appendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption

411-419

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Appendix B: A Simple Diagrammatic Example of an Externality

420-422

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Appendix C: Description of the Air Pollution Emission Experiments and Policy (APEEP) Model and Its Application

423-431

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Appendix D: Description of GREET and Mobile6 Models and Their Applications

432-469

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Appendix E: Supplemental Information on Land-Use Externalities from Biofuels: A Case Study of the Boone River Watershed

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Summary

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1 Introduction

15-44

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2 Resource Base

45-66

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3 Renewable Electricity Generation Technologies

67-132

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4 Economics of Renewable Electricity

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5 Environmental Impacts of Renewable Electricity Generation

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6 Deployment of Renewable Electric Energy

241-290

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7 Scenarios

291-326

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Appendixes

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Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project

329-334

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Appendix B: Panel Biographical Information

335-342

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Appendix C: Presentations to the Panel

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Appendix D: Description of State Renewables Portfolio Standards

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Appendix E: Attributes of Life-Cycle Assessment

357-360

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Appendix F: Atmospheric Emissions from Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Electricity Generation

361-368

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Executive Summary

1-6

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PART 1

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1 Context and Challenges

9-34

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2 Key Findings

35-80

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3 Key Results from Technology Assessments

81-132

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PART 2

133-134

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4 Energy Efficiency

135-210

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5 Alternative Transportation Fuels

211-270

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6 Renewable Energy

271-330

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7 Fossil-Fuel Energy

331-444

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8 Nuclear Energy

445-562

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9 Electricity Transmission and Distribution

563-638

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APPENDIXES

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Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies

641-658

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Appendix B: Meeting Participants

659-664

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Appendix C: America's Energy Future Project

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Appendix D: Principal Units and Conversion Factors

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Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Index

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Contents

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Introduction

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Sources and Uses

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Supply and Demand

12-19

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Improving Efficiency

20-23

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Emerging Technologies

24-29

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Looking Ahead

30-34

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Summary

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1 Introduction

15-27

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2 Context for Analysis of Effects of Wind-Powered Electricity Generation in the United States and the Mid-Atlantic Highlands

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3 Ecological Effects of Wind-Energy Development

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4 Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Humans

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5 Planning for and Regulating Wind-Energy Development

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References

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Appendix A About the Authors

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Appendix B Emission Rates for Electrical Generation

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Appendix C Methods and Metrics for Wildlife Studies

279-348

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Appendix D A Visual Impact Assessment Process for Evaluating Wind-Energy Projects

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Part I: The Current Context

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1 A Growing Sense of Urgency

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2 The Challenge of Global Warming

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3 The Developing World - The Case of China

20-28

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Part II: Energy Supplies

29-30

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4 Petroleum and Natural Gas

31-38

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5 Coal

39-43

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6 Nuclear Power

44-48

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7 Biofuels

49-58

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8 Other Renewable Sources of Energy

59-62

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Part III: Energy Uses

63-64

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9 Transportation

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10 Buildings and Industry

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Part IV: Meeting the Challenge

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11 Pathways to a Sustainable Future

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12 The Public Sector Response

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13 The Role of the Private Sector - The Case of Google

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14 Barriers and Potential

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References

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Appendixes

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Appendix A: America's Energy Future Project

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Appendix B: Speakers at the Summit

148-156

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Appendix C: Summit Agenda

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Appendix D: Units of Measure and Equivalences

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