Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Global Developments in Energy Alternatives
1 China Has Become a Major Player in the Renewable Energy Industry Melanie Hart 21
2 The United States Will Attain Energy Security in Alternative Energy Sources Barack Obama 28
3 The Power to Save Britain Mark Lynas 40
4 Ontario Needs to Change Its Approach to Alternative Energy R. Michael Warren 48
5 South Korea Aims to Use More Renewable Energy Young Il Choung 54
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 60
Chapter 2 Nuclear Energy
1 The Global Prognosis for Nuclear Power Is Promising James Holloway 62
2 European Opposition to Nuclear Power Is Rising Fiona Harvey John Vidal Damian Carrington 68
3 Japan's Reliance on Nuclear Power Will Lessen After the Fukushima Disaster Oliver Morton 75
4 Year After Fukushima, US Plodding on Nuclear Plant Fixes, Watchdog Says Mark Clayton 85
5 Canada Should Consider the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis to Be a Wake-Up Call David Olive 91
6 Indonesia: Disaster-Prone, but Still Hungry for Nuclear Energy: IRIN 98
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 103
Chapter 3 Politics and Energy Alternatives
1 Israel Nixes Solar Energy for Palestinians Dalia Nammari Karin Laub 105
2 South Africa Should Address Social Ills Before Developing Energy Alternatives Yazeed Kamaldien 112
3 Brazil's Dam Shame Gabriel Schwartzman 117
4 Mexico's Investment in Wind Power Has Caused Controversy Chris Hawley 122
5 Energiewende; Germany's Energy Transformation: Economist 131
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 139
Chapter 4 Economics and Energy Alternatives
1 'Alternative' Energy Fuels Central Asia Farangis Najibullah 141
2 Efficiency May Ease Demand Ahmed Shaaban 146
3 Canadian Companies Find Profit in Energy Alternatives Nancy Macdonald 151
4 Chile Looks to Invest in Solar Power to Gain Energy Independence Mauro Nogarin 158
5 Solar Power Boom Hits a Wall Richard Blackwell 164
6 Germany Debates Taxpayer Subsidies of Solar Energy Siobhan Dowling 171
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 180
For Further Discussion 181
Organizations to Contact 183
Bibliography of Books 190
Index 193
