POWER PLAYS: ENERGY OPTIONS IN THE AGE OF PEAK OIL

Index

A

Advanced wood combustion (AWC) systems, 30

American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), 236

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), 236

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), 140

B

Bagasse, 164

Bicycling, 192–194

Biodiesel, 173–174

British thermal units (BTUs), 30

C

Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), 236

Cellulose, 165–166

Climate change, 67. See also Global warming

Coal nonrenewable primary energy sources, 19–20

production, 45

coal consumption, 47

forms, 46

longwall mining, 47

room and pillar mining, 46

safety and environmental considerations, 47–48

Compressed natural gas (CNG)

advantages, 171

disadvantages, ...