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Books, articles, Web sites, and films on energy efficiency.

BOOKS

Asplund, Richard W. Profiting From Clean Energy: A Complete Guide to Trading Green in Solar, Wind, Ethanol, Fuel Cell, Power Efficiency, Carbon Credit Industries, and More. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2008.

Cicchetti, Charles J. Going Green and Getting Regulation Right: A Primer for Energy Efficiency. Vienna, VA: Public Utilities Reports, 2009.

Dumaine, Brian. The Plot to Save the Planet: How Serious Money, Visionary Entrepreneurs, and Corporate Titans Are Creating Real Solutions. New York: Crown Business, 2008.

Goldstein, David B. Saving Energy, Growing Jobs: How Environmental Protection Promotes Economic Growth, Profitability, Innovation, and Competition. Berkeley, CA: Bay Tree Pub., 2007.

Herring, Horace and Steve Sorrell, eds. Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption: The Rebound Effect. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Hordeski, Michael F. Dictionary of Energy Efficiency Technologies. Lilburn, GA: Fairmont Press; New York: Distributed by M. Dekker, 2004.

Humes, Edward. Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet. New York: Ecco/HarperCollins, 2009.

Kruger, Paul. Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2006.

Lovins, Amory B. Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and Security [by] Amory B. Lovins [et al.]. Snowmass, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute, 2004.

McLean-Conner, Penni. Energy Efficiency: Principles and Practices. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Corporation, 2009, c2008.

Nadel, Steven. Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: Experience and Recommendations. Washington, DC: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 2006.

Passero, Barbara, ed. Energy Alternatives. Detroit: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale, 2006.

Paul, William H. Future Energy: How the New Oil Industry Will Change People, Politics and Portfolios. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2007.

Schipper, Lee and Stephen Meyers. Energy Efficiency and Human Activity: Past Trends, Future Prospects. Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press; sponsored by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2005.

Sissine, Fred J., Lynn J. Cunningham, and Mark Gurevitz. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation. New York: Novinka Books, 2008.

Taylor, Robert P. Financing Energy Efficiency: Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2008.

U.S. Department of Energy. International Energy Outlook 2008. Washington DC: Energy Information Administration, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, U.S. Department of Energy, 2008.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/index.html

U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Vision for 2025: Developing a Framework for Change: A Resource of the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2007.

http://www.epa.gov/solar/pdf/vision.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/solar/actionplan/resources.htm

Utrick, Joseph B., ed. Energy and Buildings: Efficiency, Air Quality, and Conservation. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2009.

 

ARTICLES

“Energy + Genius,” Forbes, vol. 182, no. 11 (November 24, 2008): Special Issue.

Grunwald, Michael. “Wasting Our Watts,” Time, vol. 173, no. 1 (January 12, 2009): pp. 32-36.

Laitner, John A. “The Scale and the Investment Potential of the U.S. Energy Efficiency Resource,” Dialogue [United States Association for Energy Economics], vol. 16, no. 2 (August 2008): pp. 10-12, 24.

Mantel, Barbara. “Energy Efficiency,” CQ Researcher, vol. 16, no. 19 (May 19, 2006): pp. 433-456.

Mundy, Liza. “Can One Household Save the Planet?” Washington Post Magazine, February 15, 2008: pp. 8-13, 24-29.

 

INTERNET RESOURCES

Government

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

http://www.energy.gov/energyefficiency/index.htm

Idaho National Laboratory

Science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to meeting America’s environmental, energy, nuclear technology, and national security needs.

http://www.inl.gov

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DOE-supported laboratory that conducts research across many disciplines, with key efforts in fundamental studies of the universe, quantitative biology, nanoscience, new energy systems and environmental solutions, and integrated computing.

http://www.lbl.gov

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Another institution in the DOE national laboratory system that implements research and development programs to resolve environmental, supply, and reliability constraints of producing and using fossil resources.

http://www.netl.doe.gov/about/index.html

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Also a DOE-supported laboratory that develops renewable energy and energy-efficiency technologies and practices, and advances related science and engineering.

http://www.nrel.gov

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

DOE office that advances the commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy-efficiency technologies.

http://www.eere.energy.gov

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

Office of International Energy and Commodity Policy

Bureau that coordinates the department’s liaison with major energy-producing countries and organizations.

http://www.state.gov/e/eb/c9982.htm

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

State Department bureau that coordinates policies related to science, the environment, and the world’s oceans.

http://www.state.gov/g/oes

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Energy Star

Interagency program that helps businesses and individuals to protect the environment and save energy through energy efficiency.

http://www.energystar.gov

Academic, Private, and Nonprofit Organizations

Alliance to Save Energy

Coalition of business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders that supports energy efficiency.

http://www.ase.org

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

A nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting economic prosperity and environmental protection.

http://aceee.org

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

An organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the economic mainstream, ensuring the success of the renewable energy industry while helping to build a sustainable and independent energy future for the nation.

http://www.acore.org

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP)

An international partnership that works to accelerate the development and deployment of clean-energy technologies. Partner countries include Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States. 

http://www.asiapacificpartnership.org/default.htm

Clean Edge

Research and publishing firm that specializes in clean-energy markets.

http://www.cleanedge.com

Clean Energy Group (CEG)

Nonprofit group that promotes greater use of clean-energy technologies through innovation in finance, technology, and policy.  

http://www.cleanegroup.org

Energy Voyager

A global network of leading scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, financiers, and senior government officials who are committed to finding effective solutions to the world’s critical energy challenges.

http://www.energyvoyager.com

Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP)

A United Kingdom charity working to reduce poverty by accelerating access to affordable and sustainable energy services.

http://www.gvepinternational.org/

Recycled Energy Development (RED)

A private venture whose mission is to profitably reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and recycling waste energy.

http://recycled-energy.com/

Renewable Energy Access

An Internet source for information on renewable energy.

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home

Rice University

Baker Institute Energy Forum

Program dedicated to educating policy makers and the public about important energy trends.

http://www.rice.edu/energy/index.html

Rocky Mountain Institute

Nongovernmental organization that promotes market-based, integrative solutions aimed at fostering efficient and restorative use of resources.

http://www.rmi.org

Stanford University

Global Climate and Energy Project

Long-term research effort on technologies that will permit the development of global energy systems with significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.

http://gcep.stanford.edu

UN Commission on Sustainable Development

Organization responsible for monitoring implementation of United Nations policies on environment and sustainable development.

http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/csd/csd_csd17.shtml

World Alliance for Decentralized Energy

Nongovernmental organization that promotes worldwide deployment of on-site renewable energy, cogeneration, and energy-recycling systems.

http://www.localpower.org

 

FILMOGRAPHY

Abode (2009)

Directors: James Ofsink and Justin Fernando Valls

Running time: 103 minutes

Summary: The narrator attempts his daily activities in a modern urban society in an energy-efficient way.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379047/

Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home (2005)

Director: Ted Owens

Running time: 162 minutes

Summary: A how-to DVD on green building, featuring house design and construction with natural materials, passive solar design, rainwater cisterns, earth plasters, photovoltaics, aesthetics, and more.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456115/

Fuel (2008)

Director: Joshua Tickell

Running time: 112 minutes

Summary: Record-high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy are issues that define our times. The film reveals connections between the auto industry, the oil industry, and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, and non-food-based biofuels. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294164/

Green: The New Red, White and Blue

Director: David Hickman

Running time: 90 minutes

Summary: New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman looks at various green technologies being adopted by American businesses to reduce the output of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024204/

Green Is the Color of Money

Director: Ben Shedd

Running time: 33 minutes

Summary: Widescreen documentary about designing and building one of the world’s most energy-efficient, high-performance buildings, the Banner Bank Building in Boise, Idaho. Built for standard costs using standard parts put together in an integrated way, this 11-story building demonstrates how building green can be good for business and the environment.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054598/

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