irresponsibly ¡ª if we continue to waste food, water and energy ¡ª we are not even in the race.¡±</i> This book looks at the … sustainable, low-carbon future. To focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency. To stop the burning and stop wasting resources … soon. A portfolio of stories, essays, profiles and case studies covering the four E's of Sustainability: Energy, Economy …

A new $50 million state Energy Efficiency Loan Program will help Tennessee companies finance investments in energy …-efficient technology, energy retrofits, and renewable energy systems. …

for a cleaner energy mix. Furthermore, additional production will soon come on stream, and there is a reasonable chance of … longstanding due to sluggish reform away from monopoly provision by the state-owned incumbent. As elsewhere, energy use has …, which relies primarily on energy-efficiency measures and an increase in the share of renewable-electricity product. This …

International Rivers strongly supports policy measures that can promote a rapid expansion of renewable energy sources … renewable source of energy, can produce significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, and as a recent World Bank report has … warned, are not resilient to the vagaries of climate change. Unlike truly renewable energy sources, such projects also have …

) introduced the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP), offering owners of solar PV systems with a generation capacity …

Many factors to be appropriately addressed in moving towards energy sustainability are examined. These include … harnessing sustainable energy sources, utilizing sustainable energy carriers, increasing efficiency, reducing environmental … with the approach put forward, and options for energy sustainability and the broader objective of sustainability. Energy …

This paper analyzes the influence of energy subsidies, Department of Energy (DOE) budget, U.S. government R&D spending … on energy, and energy tax expenditures, on CO2 emissions from fossil fuels in the electricity market. The findings …

Biomass offers an alternative renewable energy source to fossil fuels and can be used to produce energy directly or … some cases, e.g., forests, there is a tension between biomass energy and biomass sequestration of carbon. This paper … focuses on both energy and carbon sequestration issues with a view to a better understanding of the potential role of biomass …

Vast natural resources and strained water supplies make Mexico a valuable geographic setting for studying the energy … area is experiencing or approaching physical water scarcity. Solving many of Mexico’s water issues will require energy for … extracting, transporting, and treating water where it is needed most. Yet such energy use is not always possible since many …