Abundant Energy is a concise guide to the role of energy in modern society and the ways energy policy affects life in the United Sates and around the world. Accessible and engaging in style, this brief volume introduces readers to an array of key energy concepts, including affordability,...

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Why tax consumption? -- The case for the X tax -- Maintaining progressivity -- Fringe benefits and transfer payments -- Business firms -- Financial services -- International transactions -- The transition -- The nonbusiness sector --...

A summary of public policy support for renewable energy in electricity generation -- Problems afflicting renewable energy in electricity generation -- Central rationales for policy support for renewables : a review -- Some implications of the outlook for the natural gas market