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Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
ISBN: 9780618872244 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite a century-long legacy that has claimed millions of lives and ravaged the environment, coal as a fuel source is making a comeback. In a compelling blend of hard-hitting investigative reporting, history, and business analysis, this work illuminates the stark economic imperatives America faces.
Despite a century-long legacy that has claimed millions of lives and ravaged the environment, coal as a fuel source is making a comeback. In a compell...
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95,59 zł |
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Control of Oil - Hardback: East-West Rivalry in the Persian Gulf
ISBN: 9780710307682 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning with the earliest successful oil concession in 1901 up through the 1970s, the author examines the international struggle for the control of Arab oil fields and the issues and events leading up to the formation of OPEC and the industry changes that followed.
Beginning with the earliest successful oil concession in 1901 up through the 1970s, the author examines the international struggle for the control of ...
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198,19 zł |
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Oil, Globalization, and the War for the Arctic Refuge
ISBN: 9780791466322 / Angielski / Miękka / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The global consumption of fossil fuels is dramatically rising, while inversely, the supply is in permanent decline. The "end of oil" threatens the very future of Western civilization. Oil, Globalization, and the War for the Arctic Refuge examines the politics of drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and presents this controversy as a precursor of future "resource wars" where ideas and values collide and polarize. The reader is introduced to the primary participants involved: global corporations, politicians, nongovernmental organizations, indigenous peoples and...
The global consumption of fossil fuels is dramatically rising, while inversely, the supply is in permanent decline. The "end of oil" threatens the ver...
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140,09 zł |
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Pricing and Regulatory Innovations Under Increasing Competition
ISBN: 9780792398103 / Angielski / Twarda / 205 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume focuses on incentive regulation and competition. While much of the regulatory action is taking place in telecommunications, the impact of competition and the resultant regulatory change is being felt in other traditional public utilities including electricity. The book reviews topics including price caps, incentive regulation, market structure and new regulatory technologies.
This volume focuses on incentive regulation and competition. While much of the regulatory action is taking place in telecommunications, the impact of ...
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390,87 zł |
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To Save the Land and People: A History of Opposition to Surface Coal Mining in Appalachia
ISBN: 9780807854358 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Surface coal mining has had a dramatic impact on the Appalachian economy and ecology since World War II, exacerbating the region's chronic unemployment and destroying much of its natural environment. Here, Chad Montrie examines the twentieth-century movement to outlaw surface mining in Appalachia, tracing popular opposition to the industry from its inception through the growth of a militant movement that engaged in acts of civil disobedience and industrial sabotage. Both comprehensive and comparative, To Save the Land and People chronicles the story of surface mining opposition in the...
Surface coal mining has had a dramatic impact on the Appalachian economy and ecology since World War II, exacerbating the region's chronic unemploymen...
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232,79 zł |
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Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East
ISBN: 9780815754732 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ninety percent of the world's oil reserves are entrusted to state-owned companies. Originally created as political instruments, these so-called national oil companies (NOCs) face new demands amid today's dwindling oil reserves and simmering social pressures. Increasingly, state-owned oil firms--particularly in the Middle East--are having to balance the political demands of their governments with the need to be commercially competitive. In this ground-breaking new volume, Valerie Marcel draws on unprecedented access to the politicians, engineers; and businessmen directing five Middle... Ninety percent of the world's oil reserves are entrusted to state-owned companies. Originally created as political instruments, these so-called nat... |
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182,78 zł |
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Deregulation of Network Industries: What's Next?
ISBN: 9780815770039 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although the airline, railroad, telecommunications, and electric power industries are at very different stages in adjusting to regulatory reform, each industry faces the same critical public policy question: Are policymakers taking appropriate steps to stimulate competition or are they turning back the clock by slowing the process of deregulation? This volume addresses that issue and identifies the next steps that policymakers should take to enhance public welfare in the provision of these services. Each chapter identifies the central policy issues that have arisen in each industry as it... Although the airline, railroad, telecommunications, and electric power industries are at very different stages in adjusting to regulatory reform, e... |
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98,79 zł |
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Regulation by Contract: A New Way to Privatize Electricity Distribution?
ISBN: 9780821355923 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In many developing countries, both governments and investors have expressed disappointment with the performance of recently privatized electricity distribution companies. Some investors claim that the design of the new regulatory system is fundamentally flawed and recommend that independent regulatory commissions be replaced or supplemented by more explicit 'regulation by contract' that would reduce the discretion of new commissions. This paper examines whether regulation by contract or a combination of regulation by contract and regulatory independence would provide a better regulatory...
In many developing countries, both governments and investors have expressed disappointment with the performance of recently privatized electricity dis...
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71,12 zł |
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Review of Electricity Supply and Demand in Southeast Europe
ISBN: 9780821356333 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Review of Electricity Supply and Demand in Southeast Europe' is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. This paper reviews the power sector demand-supply balance in Southeastern Europe, covering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo), and identifies the magnitude of generation investments needed in this evolving market. It proposes mechanisms to reduce investment...
'Review of Electricity Supply and Demand in Southeast Europe' is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicat...
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49,15 zł |
![Mining Royalties: A Global Study of Their Impact on Investors, Government, and Civil Society [with CD] [With CD] James Otto Fred Cawood Michael Doggett 9780821365021 World Bank Publications](/9780821365021_mining_royalties_a_global_study_of_their_impact_on_investors_government_and_civil_society_with_cd_with_cd.jpg "Mining Royalties: A Global Study of Their Impact on Investors, Government, and Civil Society [with CD] [With CD]") |
Mining Royalties: A Global Study of Their Impact on Investors, Government, and Civil Society [with CD] [With CD]
ISBN: 9780821365021 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains a wealth of information and analysis relating to mineral royalties. Primary information includes royalty legislation from over forty nations. Analysis is comprehensive and addresses issues of importance to diverse stakeholders including government policymakers, tax administrators, society, local communities and mining companies. Extensive footnotes and citations provide a valuable resource for researchers.
This book contains a wealth of information and analysis relating to mineral royalties. Primary information includes royalty legislation from over fort...
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249,73 zł |
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Petroleum Exploration Strategies in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9780860103462 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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390,87 zł |
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Nuclear Energy: Balancing Benefits and Risks
ISBN: 9780876094006 / Angielski / Miękka / 41 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fears of climate change-induced catastrophe have caused many to consider nuclear energy as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. There are increasing calls for U.S. nuclear energy policy to promote a major expansion of nuclear-generated electricity in the United States and abroad. Charles D. Ferguson argues that such thinking neglects the risks and costs of massive nuclear expansion.
Fears of climate change-induced catastrophe have caused many to consider nuclear energy as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. There are increasing ...
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79,33 zł |
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A Guide to Commercial-Scale Ethanol Production and Financing
ISBN: 9780894992001 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Guide to Commercial-Scale Ethanol Production and Financing was produced by the Solar Energy Research Institute on behalf of the U. S. Department of Energy. It is aimed at facilitating the production and adoption of alcohol fuels on a wide scale throughout the United States. The guide was conceived and developed as a special aid to entrepreneurs who have interest in the business of alcohol fuel production on a commercial scale.
The Guide to Commercial-Scale Ethanol Production and Financing was produced by the Solar Energy Research Institute on behalf of the U. S. Department o...
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206,91 zł |
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The California Electricity Crisis: What, Why, and What's Next
ISBN: 9781402076923 / Angielski / Twarda / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book attempts to explain what went wrong in California s restructured energy markets and what must be done to restore California s economy and build new electricity systems. The intention here is to reconcile the principles of competition and regulation. California had a severe electricity crisis for about thirteen months beginning in May of 2000. The economic consequences and political fallout that arose from this crisis persist. California s economy continues to suffer and the state s treasury is deeply in debt. The state s three investor-owned utilities were nearly financially...
This book attempts to explain what went wrong in California s restructured energy markets and what must be done to restore California s economy and bu...
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390,87 zł |
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Commissioning of Offshore Oil and Gas Projects: The Manager's Handbook a Strategic and Tactical Guide to the Successful Planning and Execution of the
ISBN: 9781418443801 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You have never seen a book like this before! The information, data and presentation scheme make this book unique! The book describes the utmost importance of thorough planning and preparations to streamline the execution of your project, in order to avoid the spectacular cost and schedule overruns often encountered on today's mega-projects in the oil and gas industry. It explains, in practical terms, which strategic principles, tools, techniques, structure and organization you need to have in place to assure yourself that your project will meet the cost and schedule targets. The book focuses...
You have never seen a book like this before! The information, data and presentation scheme make this book unique! The book describes the utmost import...
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336,24 zł |
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Oil: A Concise Guide to the Most Important Product on Earth
ISBN: 9781595580283 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil only to stumble before exiting the bathroom (petroleum products play a role in shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, and contact lenses). When "Oil" was published in cloth last year, it was quickly recognized as the wittiest and most accessible guide to the product that drives the U.S. economy and undergirds global conflict. The book sparked reviews and editorials across the country from the " Wall Street Journal," the "Christian Science Monitor," and "The Nation" to " Newsday ," the... Matthew Yeomans begins his investigation into the role of oil in America by trying to spend a day without oil only to stumble before exiting the ba... |
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103,78 zł |
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Crude Power: Politics and the Oil Market
ISBN: 9781845110239 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, with anti-Americanism and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Arabia running high, oil will impact the world economy as well as thousands of lives in the future. This is an indispensable book for anyone concerned with the fate of the world today, especially the interplay of power and money in the Middle East and beyond.
In the current political climate of the Middle East and Central Asia, with anti-Americanism and the threat of terrorism in such countries as Saudi Ara...
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135,59 zł |
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Privatization and Deregulation in the Gulf Energy Sector
ISBN: 9781860644115 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Leading industry specialists and scholars here assess the principal issues associated with the privatization and deregulation of the energy sector. Topics explored include oil production and refining, gas and electricity production, and their transmission and distribution. The book assesses the arguments for and against deregulation of the energy sector and highlights the political, legal, institutional, and resource requirements for successful implementation of a privatization program.
Leading industry specialists and scholars here assess the principal issues associated with the privatization and deregulation of the energy sector. To...
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120,76 zł |
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The Energy Debate
ISBN: 9783836415194 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book at hand ties up the most vital issues of the 21st Century: on one
hand environmental degradation, and on the other our energy consumption that inflicts the former. The emphasis is on developing countries, as their energy consumption per capita is projected to rapidly grow. But what consequences does this bare for the environment, if several billion people enjoy the same standard of living as the reader and myself? The country perspectives of both South Africa and India are taken into consideration, as the book is comprised of two individual term papers from the Global Studies Program... The book at hand ties up the most vital issues of the 21st Century: on one
hand environmental degradation, and on the other our energy consumption... |
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220,85 zł |
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Modelling and optimisation of future energy systems
ISBN: 9783836424356 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The energy system needs to undergo major transformations before the system will fulfill sustainability criteria. To understand most of these changes, modelling of the system is necessary. This work sets out a modelling approach that is particularly suited to systems with significant geographical and temporal dependency - especially systems with a high share of renewable energy. The approach is implemented in a software tool called TASES.
One scenario is presented comprising the existing european electricity grid with a high proportion of renewable energy added. A further example... The energy system needs to undergo major transformations before the system will fulfill sustainability criteria. To understand most of these changes...
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310,23 zł |
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