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Wind Energy in America

A History

By: Robert W. Righter

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Wind Energy in America

A History

By: Robert W. Righter

Relates the history of the efforts to capture the power of wind for electricity, from the first European windmills to California's wind farms of the late twentieth century.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806128127

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9780806128122

Wind Power in View

Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World

By: Martin Pasqualetti,Paul Gipe,Robert Righter

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Wind Power in View

Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World

By: Martin Pasqualetti,Paul Gipe,Robert Righter

More than ever, travelers are encountering a different sort of landscape, one not only of nature but of technology. Wind Power in View is the first authoritative discourse on the aesthetic impact of wind turbines on the landscape and what can be done about it. It is a detailed and thoroughly illustrated discussion of the issue from several different perspectives. The book also provides an overview of the status of wind energy at the dawn of the new millennium, examines some of the ongoing battles, and offers guidelines on minimizing its visual impact.Taking examples from the United States, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, and Sweden, Wind Power in View is the first book to tackle the thorny land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectability. What will be the future of wind energy? Will it be welcomed as savior, or will it be opposed as a new-age intrusion on open space and landscape preservation? These 11 essays, international in nature and written by objective experts, address landscape issues in creative, original ways.International focus, with examples from Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden and the United StatesThe first book to tackle land use questions raised by wind energy's hard won respectabilityAddresses landscape issues in creative, original ways

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Elsevier

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0080521037

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The Battle over Hetch Hetchy

America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism

By: Robert W. Righter

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The Battle over Hetch Hetchy

America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism

By: Robert W. Righter

In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite National Park, setting off a firestorm of protest. For the first time in American history, a significant national opposition arose to defend and preserve nature, led by John Muir and the Sierra Club, who sought to protect what they believed was the right of all Americans to experience natural beauty, particularly the magnificent mountains of the Yosemite region. Yet the defenders of the valley, while opposing the creation of a dam and reservoir, did not intend for it to be maintained as wilderness. Instead they advocated a different kind of development--the building of roads, hotels, and an infrastructure to support recreational tourism. Using articles, pamphlets, and broadsides, they successfully whipped up public opinion against the dam. Letters from individuals began to pour into Congress by the thousands, and major newspapers published editorials condemning the dam. The fight went to the floor of Congress, where politicians debated the value of scenery and the costs of western development. Ultimately, passage of the passage of the Raker Act in 1913 by Congress granted San Francisco the right to flood the Hetch Hetchy Valley. A decade later the O'Shaughnessy Dam, the second largest civil engineering project of its day after the Panama Canal, was completed. Yet conflict continued over the ownership of the watershed and the profits derived from hydroelectrocity. To this day the reservoir provides San Francisco with a pure and reliable source of drinking water and an important source of power. Although the Sierra Club lost this battle, the controversy stirred the public into action on behalf of national parks. Future debates over dams and restoration clearly demonstrated the burgeoning strength of grassroots environmentalism. In a narrative peopled by politicians and business leaders, engineers and laborers, preservationists and ordinary citizens, Robert W. Righter tells the epic story of the first major environmental battle of the twentieth century, which reverberates to this day.

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Oxford University Press

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0199882061

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Windfall

Wind Energy in America Today

By: Robert W. Righter

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Windfall

Wind Energy in America Today

By: Robert W. Righter

Not long ago, energy experts dismissed wind power as unreliable and capricious. Not anymore. The industry has arrived, and the spinning blades of this new kid on the electric power block offer hope for a partial solution to our energy problems by converting nature’s energy into electricity without exposing our planet and its inhabitants to the dangers of heat, pollution, toxicity, or depletion of irreplaceable natural resources. Windfall tells the story of this extraordinary transformation and examines the arguments both for and against wind generation. In Windfall, Robert W. Righter explains how wind is transformed into energy and examines the land-use decisions that affect the establishment of new wind farms. The book also discusses the role of tax credits and other government subsidies in the creation of transmission systems between the turbines and end users in cities. Currently the world’s fastest-growing source of energy, wind generation has also given rise to backlash. A critical advocate of wind energy whose career as a historian has focused on environmental controversies, Righter addresses the cultural dimensions of resistance to wind energy and makes considered predictions about the directions wind energy may take. His sympathetic treatment of opposing arguments regarding landscape change, unwanted noise, bird deaths, and human medical implications are thought-provoking, as is his recommendation that we place the lion’s share of turbines on the Great Plains. Most books on wind energy are technical manuals. Righter’s book does not shy away from scientific explanations, but he does not write for engineers. His broad, historically informed vision will appeal to policy makers at the federal, state, and local levels and to anyone interested in a technology increasingly significant to supplying America’s energy needs.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806182830

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9780806182834

Rocky Mountain States

A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit

By: Wayne Bernhardson,Robert Raburn,Marisa Gierlich

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Rocky Mountain States

A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit

By: Wayne Bernhardson,Robert Raburn,Marisa Gierlich

Featuring a background on Native American history and Wild West culture, this book explores the Rocky Mountains, with an emphasis on alternative routes through the mountains for those wishing to escape the beaten track. There is comprehensive coverage of getting around using local transport or doing it yourself. An entire section is devoted to outdoor activities.

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0864422415

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Windfall

Wind Energy in America Today

By: Robert W. Righter

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Wind Energy in America Today

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Wind Energy in America

A History

By: Robert W. Righter

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A History

By: Robert W. Righter

Relates the history of the efforts to capture the power of wind for electricity, from the first European windmills to California's wind farms of the late twentieth century.

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The Battle over Hetch Hetchy

America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism

By: Robert W. Righter

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America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism

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Oxford University Press

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The Correspondence of the Rev. Robert Wodrow

By: Robert Wodrow

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The Correspondence of the Rev. Robert Wodrow

By: Robert Wodrow

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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0469474602

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The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

By: Robert G. Ingersoll,Inc The Ingersoll Publishers

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The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

By: Robert G. Ingersoll,Inc The Ingersoll Publishers

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1010364952

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The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton: To Which Is Prefixed, a Life of the Author;

By: Robert Leighton,John Norman Pearson

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By: Robert Leighton,John Norman Pearson

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1378943171

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Book's by Robert W. Righter

Wind Energy in America

Wind Energy in America

Wind Power in View

Wind Power in View

The Battle over Hetch Hetchy

The Battle over Hetch Hetchy

Windfall

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Rocky Mountain States

Rocky Mountain States

Windfall

Windfall

Wind Energy in America

Wind Energy in America

The Battle over Hetch Hetchy

The Battle over Hetch Hetchy

The Correspondence of the Rev. Robert Wodrow

The Correspondence of the Rev. Robert Wodrow

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton: To Which Is Prefixed, a Life of the Author;

The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton: To Which Is Prefixed, a Life of the Author;

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