The coal trap how West Virginia was left behind in the clean energy revolution
Introduction : "the lost decade" -- The rise of environmental regulations under Obama's EPA -- The Shale gas revolution -- The rise of renewable energy -- The Ds of today's electric utility industry : decarbonization and decentralization -- From "friends of coal" to the...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge, New York, Port Melbourne, New Delhi, Singapore, Cambridge, New York
Cambridge University Press
2022
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction : "the lost decade" -- The rise of environmental regulations under Obama's EPA -- The Shale gas revolution -- The rise of renewable energy -- The Ds of today's electric utility industry : decarbonization and decentralization -- From "friends of coal" to the "war on coal" : how West Virginia went from blue to red -- "Leadership" from Washington, DC : the Congressional delegation that could have but didn't -- "Manchin in the middle" -- The failure of the public service commission to serve the public -- The role of the legislature in West Virginia's failed energy policies -- Bailing out the coal industry on the back of West Virginia electric ratepayers -- Coal operators get rich and West Virginia gets to clean up the mess -- What the future could hold if the leaders choose to lead. "Introduction: "The Lost Decade" This book examines the impact of developments in the energy industry, and the associated political dynamics, in Central Appalachia - primarily West Virginia - over the ten years from 2009 to 2019, a period I refer to as "the lost decade." At the outset, it is worth answering the questions that are posed by the scope of this book: Why the energy industry? Why West Virginia? Why the years 2009 to 2019? And what does the "coal trap" mean? This introduction answers those questions, and provides a preview of what I will cover in the remainder of the book"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | ix, 303 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781108830584 978-1-108-83058-4 9781108822152 978-1-108-82215-2 |