Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Can Alternative Energy Sources Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?
Chapter Preface 19
1 Society Needs Decentralized and Renewable Energy Alternatives Steven Cohen 21
2 Promoting Alternative Fuels for Vehicles Is a Waste of Taxpayers' Money John DeCicco 27
3 Diverse Alternative Energy Sources Will Be Essential to the Future Eric McLamb 34
4 Alternative Energy Sources Are Too Costly and Unreliable Benjamin Zycher 42
5 Alternative Energy Sources Can Power the World by 2050 Louis Bergeron 50
6 Don't Count Oil Out Robert Bryce 56
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 63
Chapter 2 Do the Benefits of Wind Power Outweigh Its Disadvantages?
Chapter Preface 65
1 Wind Power Is Affordable and Has Low Environmental Impact Windustry 67
2 Wind Farms Creating an Environmental Divide Erin Ailworth 74
3 The Noise of Wind Turbines Does Not Damage Human Health Zoë Casey 81
4 Wind Power Is Unreliable, Expensive, and Disruptive Norman Rogers 87
5 Wind Power Companies Are Making Extensive Efforts to Protect Birds Roger Drouin 93
6 The Government Is Allowing Wind Power Companies to Kill Too Many Eagles Dina Cappiello 101
7 Industrial Wind Turbines Do Not Hurt Property Values Mike Barnard 110
8 Industrial Wind Turbines Drastically Reduce the Value of Property Carl V. Phillips 117
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 122
Chapter 3 Is Utility-Scale Solar Power a Practical Alternative Energy Source?
Chapter Preface 124
1 The Cost of Utility-Scale Solar Power Is Dropping Dave Levitan 126
2 Utility-Scale Solar Power Is Uneconomical and Unreliable Makr Landsbaum 134
3 New Technology May Make Utility-Scale Solar Power More Cost-Efficient Noreen Moustafa 140
4 Solar Power May Be Difficult to Integrate with Existing Power Networks Ker Than 145
5 Bright Sun, Bright Future: Can Africa Unlock Its Solar Potential? Teo Kermeliotis 151
6 Utility-Scale Solar Power Harms Wildlife and Is Not Worth Its Cost Michael Sandoval 157
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 162
Chapter 4 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Other Energy Sources?
Chapter Preface 164
1 Biomass Energy Is a Prime Replacement for Fossil Fuels Salman Zafar 166
2 Biomass Power Plants Produce Just as Much Pollution as Coal-Fired Power Plants Gordon Clark Mary Booth 172
3 Hydrogen Energy Storage Can Make Reliance on Renewable Energy Sources Practical Peter Hoffmann 181
4 Other Energy Alternatives Will Prove More Feasible than Hydrogen Power Mark Peplow 186
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 190
For Further Discussion 191
Organizations to Contact 193
Bibliography of Books 199
Index 204
