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Alternative energy : political, economic, and social feasibility / Christopher A. Simon. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2007. - xvi, 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why alternative energy and fuels? -- Studying public policy and alternative energy/fuels -- Overview of alternative energy and fuels and their uses -- Alternative energy/fuels as a public policy innovation -- Solar energy -- Wind energy -- Geothermal energy -- New century fuels and their uses -- Historical precedents: alternative energy/fuels and legitimacy issues -- Public policy, institutional developments, and policy interests -- Practical demonstration of the economics of alternative energy -- Conclusion: the future of alternative energy.

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Power resources--Government policy--United States.

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