Area of Focus: Energy Policy

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Energy Policy

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Energy policy refers to the practice of creating regulations and practices, and of changing existing policies, which have been adopted by a government or an organization, and which govern activity related to energy production and energy use. Energy policy reform may include changing policies through campaigning, lobbying, advocacy and direct action, which determine power plant emissions, energy conservation strategies, preferred types of power production, energy distribution and infrastructure, and sustainable and equitable energy production.

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Citizen Power exists to promote public understanding of, and involvement in, socio-cultural, economic and environmental issues and policy development. Citizen Power is the outgrowth of 20 years of work for safe, clean and affordable energy.

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Featured Organizations

Australian Institute of Energy promotes understanding and awareness of energy issues and the development of responsible energy policies in Australia.

Featured Resources

Energy: Production, Consumption, and Consequences addresses several major issues, including the growing vulnerabilities in the U.S. energy system, the influence of technological change, and the role of electricity in meeting social objectives. Leading experts from diverse fields examine the evolving structure of our energy system from several perspectives. They explore the changing patterns of supply and demand, offer insights into the forces that are driving the changes, and discuss energy planning strategies that take advantage of such insights. The strongest of the book's themes is the growing influence of environmental concerns on the global energy system.

How long can China pollute for free? Jim Jubak of MoneyCentral takes a took at China's unchecked economic boom and its environmental consequences thus far. He argues that if you take into account costs of air and water pollution, much of that economic growth rate is negated. Unfortunately, government officials are not taking an active enough stance against environmental pollution, and Jubak points out several potential disastrous consequeneces down the road.

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trevinoj 5 months ago

Our current Energy Model and Power Lines is unsustainable. In my humble opinion, we have gone astray.

I would like to share with all of you the following article, which proposes a new strategy for changing our current Energy Model. Even using Bio-fuels, although they are renewable, they still generate Green House Gases. The strategy in this article, is fair and equitable, much more than our current Energy Model, for people and nations. It should improve living conditions throughout the world, but it will take time to implement . Please support it and share it along

http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/solar-power-generation-for-a-new-world-order-673242.html

The fossil fuels used in automobiles must stop. Please see the article on The Perfect Automobile

http://www.articlesbase.com/cars-articles/the-perfect-car-740680.html

There is a new article for Production and Deployment of the Perfect Automobile which is about to come out in the next few days. This new article shows our inability to switch all our current automobiles in circulation from Fossil fuels to electricity in less than 10 years, unless there is a collapse in the planet.

Please insert your comments on the articles or send them to me to trevinoj@bellsouth.net">trevinoj@bellsouth.net

Best regards,

Juan A Trevino

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