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020			_a9781933115016
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a333.79097309051 _bN42
245			_aNew approaches on energy and the environment _bpolicy advice for the president _cedited by Richard D. Morgenstern and Paul R. Portney
260			_aWashington, DC _bResources for the Future _c2004
300			_axiv, 154p
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520			_a Written by economists and policy analysts at Resources for the Future, a Washington, DC, think tank with a tradition for independent, objective research, this collection of twenty-five 'memos to the President' offers constructive policy options for the elected administration on critical challenges related to energy, the environment, and natural resources. Each contributor to New Approaches on Energy and the Environment was asked to address the question: 'Based on your research and knowledge, what policy recommendation would you like to make to the next U.S. president?' Writing in advance of the 2004 election so as to keep their essays free of partisan interpretations, the authors were asked not to confine their suggestions to what the prevailing wisdom says is politically possible. They also took pains to make their ideas accessible to a busy president as well as a wide range of readers interested in a concise and authoritative overview of the nation's energy and environmental policy choices. The results are provocative, sometimes controversial, but highly readable essays on topics including climate change, oil dependency, electricity regulation, brownfields revitalization, forest service administration, air and water quality, and environmental health issues such as food safety and the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. When the President takes office in January, 2005, he will confront competing perspectives about the priorities and approaches that should apply to energy and environmental policy: Americans want cleaner air and water and healthy and attractive surroundings, but they also want inexpensive fuel, comfortable cars and houses, and continued economic growth. New Approaches on Energy and the Environment provides thought-provoking, commonsense contributions to debates about important energy and environmental issues confronting the U.S. today.
650			_aEnergy policy--United States.
650			_aEnvironmental policy--United States.
650			_aEnvironmental protection--United States.
650			_aMathematics
650			_aScience
700			_aMorgenstern, Richard D., ed.
700			_aPortney, Paul R. , ed.
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