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100	1		_aCateland, Richard P.
245	1	0	_aEnergy Efficiency Solutions.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNew York : _bNova Science Publishers, Incorporated, _c2008.
264		4	_c©2009.
300			_a1 online resource (159 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY SOLUTIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT TRUCK FUEL ECONOMY:THE CAFE STANDARDS* -- ABSTRACT -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT CAFE STANDARDS -- MAJOR ISSUES IN THE CAFE DEBATE -- HOW THE INTERIM RULE FOR MY2011-MY2015 WOULD WORK -- Overview of the Rule -- Reformed Standards -- The Challenge to the Rule and Court Decision -- CAFE AND REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS:ADDITIONAL HISTORY AND DISCUSSION -- OVERVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST IN CAFE(1991-2005) -- In-Use Fuel Economy Estimates -- FOR ADDITIONAL READING -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FORFEDERAL AGENCIES TO BETTER INFORMHOUSEHOLD CONSUMERS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- SUMMARY -- EnergyGuide -- Energy Star -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- MATTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: BRIEFING TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ANDNATURAL RESOURCES, U.S. SENATE, JUNE 13, 2007 -- APPENDIX II: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION AGENCY -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THEFEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION -- GAO COMMENTS -- APPENDIX II: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY: LONG-STANDING PROBLEMSWITH DOE'S PROGRAM FOR SETTING EFFICIENCYSTANDARDS CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FORGONEENERGY SAVINGS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- DOE HAS MISSED ALL RULEMAKING DEADLINES AT A COST OFBILLIONS IN FORGONE ENERGY SAVINGS -- DOE Has Not Met Any of Its Rulemaking Obligations on Time -- Delays Resulted in Forgone Energy Savings of at Least 28Billion and Create Problems in Other Areas -- EFFECTIVENESS OF DOE'S CATCH-UP PLAN IS UNCERTAIN.
505	8		_aDOE's Plan Lays out an Approach to Clearing the Backlog,but It Is Unclear whether the Plan Is Addressing Root Causes of Delays -- DOE's Plan Lacks Critical Elements of Effective Project Management -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: STATUS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'SMODEL BUILDING CODE DETERMINATIONS -- DOE Has Completed One of Three CommercialBuilding Code Determinations -- DOE Has Completed Four of Five Residential Building Code Determinations -- DOE Tracks States' Building Codes -- APPENDIX II: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHOD -- APPENDIX III: RULEMAKINGS AND DELAYS FORCONSUMER PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENTWITH DEADLINES THAT HAVE PASSED -- APPENDIX IV: PARTICIPANTS IN ENERGYEFFICIENCY STANDARDS DELPHI PANEL -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- REFERENCES -- TESTIMONY OF JONATHAN KOOMEY, LAWRENCEBERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY, STANFORDUNIVERSITY, BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMICCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS,FOR A HEARING ON EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDENSECRET TO SOLVING OUR ENERGY CRISIS,JULY 30, 2008 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE -- WHAT DO WE MEAN BY EFFICIENCY? -- HOW COME PEOPLE DON'T BUY EFFICIENCY ANYWAY? -- THE SIZE AND COST OF THE AVAILABLE RESOURCE -- CAPTURING COST-EFFECTIVE EFFICIENCY -- WHAT KINDS OF INNOVATIONS ARE NEEDED? -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY -- TESTIMONY OF DAN W. REICHER, CLIMATECHANGE AND ENERGY INITIATIVES, GOOGLE.ORG,BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE,HEARING ON "EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDEN SECRET TOSOLVING OUR ENERGY CRISIS", JULY 30, 2008 -- FEDERAL POLICIES TO INCREASEINVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY -- Automobile Fuel Efficiency - The Role for Plug-in Vehicles -- Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) -- Integrated EERS and RPS -- Appliance Efficiency Standards.
505	8		_aTax Credits for Efficient Buildings -- Low Income Home Weatherization -- Federal R&amp -- D Funding -- Government-Backed Financial Mechanisms -- State Building Codes -- Utility Revenue Decoupling -- CONCLUSION -- OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR CHARLES E.SCHUMER, JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEEHEARING: "EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDEN SECRET TOSOLVING OUR ENERGY CRISIS, JULY 30, 2008 -- TESTIMONY OF MARK P. MILLS, DIGITAL POWERCAPITAL (AN AFFILIATE OF WEXFORD CAPITALLLC) AUTHOR, FORBES ENERGY INTELLIGENCECOLUMN, CO-AUTHOR, THE BOTTOMLESS WELL(BASIC BOOKS, 2005), BEFORE THE U.S. CONGRESSJOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE, HEARING ON"EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDEN SECRET TO SOLVINGOUR ENERGY CRISIS", JULY 30, 2008 -- INDEX.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEnergy conservation -- United States.
650		0	_aEnergy consumption -- United States.
650		0	_aEnergy policy -- United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aCateland, Richard P. _tEnergy Efficiency Solutions _dNew York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2008 _z9781606925492
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
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