Is renewable energy beneficial? -- Hydrogen fuel cells are the best hope for the future / Amory B. Lovins -- Nuclear power is renewable / Gia Milinovich -- Nuclear power is not renewable / Pembina Institute -- Energy from garbage is renewable / Nickolas J. Themelis and Karsten Millrath -- Energy from garbage is not renewable / Peter Montague -- Manure processed in methane digesters is renewable / Martha T. Moore -- Manure processed in methane digesters should not be considered renewable / Sierra Club -- Is renewable energy beneficial? -- Renewable energy is necessary to reduce global warming / Al Gore -- Renewable energy is economically beneficial / Roger Bezdek -- Renewable energy is economically costly / Independence Institute -- Renewable energy is beneficial for the environment / Science Clarified -- Renewable energy is not beneficial for the environment / Jesse H. -- Hydrogen is not a practical fuel source / Ed Hiserodt -- Hydrogen fuel cells are the best hope for the future / Amory B. Lovins -- How should the government promote renewable energy and fuels? -- Net metering programs could hurt electric utilities / Frank Graves, Philip Hanser, and Greg Basheda for the Edison Electric Institute. Using ethanol as fuel is not beneficial / Ed Wallace -- Producing ethanol from cellulose is beneficial / Diane Greer -- Producing ethanol from cellulose is not beneficial / Alice Friedemann -- Producing ethanol from corn will hurt food supplies / Lester R. Brown -- Producing ethanol from corn will not hurt food supplies / Patrick Mazza -- How should the government promote renewable energy and fuels? -- A national renewable fuel standard is beneficial / Robert Meyers -- Implementation and environmental concerns surround the national renewable fuel standard / Rosalie Westenskow -- A national renewable portfolio standard is beneficial / Jaime Steve -- A national renewable portfolio standard is not completely beneficial / Thomas R. Kuhn -- Net metering programs are good policies / Mona Newton -- Net metering programs could hurt electric utilities / Frank Graves, Philip Hanser, and Greg Basheda for the Edison Electric Institute.
Summary:
From Booklist: "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model-not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections-by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens-include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations-all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers."
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