Global warming, the result of increasing carbon dioxide emissions from energy producers and users, has become a danger to humans. It threatens radical climate changes, severe storms, and ecological havoc. "Turning Off the Heat" targets a main source of overuse of fossil fuels - the energy producers themselves who, through their government-approved monopolies have led to energy inefficiency and needless pollution. A leading authority with 20 years experience developing and operating of energy projects, Casten clearly explains that the US and other nations of the world can, and must, double the efficiency of electric utilities. This efficiency improvement will lead to a reduction of electric prices by 30 to 40 per cent and cut carbon dioxide emissions (a greenhouse gas) in half. Two-thirds of the fuel used to make US electricity is wasted, resulting in higher energy prices and excess pollution. If market forces are unleashed and monopolies ended, competition will save money and fuel, Casten says. This is an essential volume for policy-makers, legislators, leaders in industry, environmentalists, and concerned citizens.
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Carbon dioxide emission and its relationship to global warming is the subject of a raging debate among scientists and world leaders. Federal and state governments have proposed three actions to decarbonize our economy: put a cap on carbon emissions, place revenue-neutral taxes on energy, and establish a renewable energy portfolio standard. Casten, an entrepreneur in the field of energy conversions for 20 years, offers another solution, a variant on the carbon-cap approach specifically targeting energy producers. The Fossil-Fuel Efficiency Standard (FFES) would eliminate all government subsidies on fossil fuels, deregulate the electric industry, and eliminate the barriers to efficiency embodied in environmental and regulatory laws. A built-in time line would give businesses time to adapt to the standard. Additionally, the FFES would promote research, thus driving down the price of renewable energies. This thoughtful work adds to the national debate. Recommended for large public and academic libraries.AEva Lautemann, DeKalb Coll. Lib., Clarkston, GA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"...an excellent job of showing how greater reductions can be achieved with less pain and cost...highly recommended." -- BookReview.com, November 2001
"...essential reading for anyone who shapes energy policy and for civic-minded citizens who are interested in environmental issues." -- Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, December 1999
"Solid information and an intriguing argument on an environmental topic..." -- Booklist, November 15, 1998
"an essential volume for policy makers, legislators, leaders in industry, environmentalists, and concerned citizens." -- Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society
"Tom Casten is a man with a plan. The steely-eyed engineer and founder of Trigen Energy Corporation is also carrying around a national energy award and a new book that pushes his notions of how to squeeze more BTU's out of electric generating technology....Casten's proposal has won important supporters, including former Sen. J. Bennett Johnson, who as chairman of the Senate Energy and National Resource Committee was one of the principle architects of the 1992 Energy Policy Act. He says, 'Turning Off the Heat is a good practical approach to solving global warming. We can justify taking action in this area based on good hard business sense and conservation of our resources.' That is also the position of the White House, which has trotted out Casten as an example of an energy business man who is amenable to the Clinton administration's plans for combating global warming." -- The Electricity Daily, A Publication Of The Electricity Journal
quot;In Turning Off the Heat, Thomas R. Casten, president and chief executive officer of Trigen Energy, documents how his company has lowered costs and reduced pollution levels, while still producing energy efficiently. While the US average is 33 percent, Trigen Energy has achieved 75 percent to 90 percent efficiency through the combination of heat and power generation. According to Casten, using the conservation methods he advocates could yield very positive results for the US power industry by reducing electricity prices, regulated air pollution by up to 95 percent and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from electricity production. To the author, the steps documented are the very least that can be done for a better environment. He believes that 'there is no need to delay improving our economy, our air quality, and our standard of living while we wait to gain more certainty about climate change. The mitigation of climate change is simply the icing on a very large cake.'" -- The Earth Times, November 1998
"...essential reading for anyone who shapes energy policy and for civic-minded citizens who are interested in environmental issues." -- Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, December 1999
"Solid information and an intriguing argument on an environmental topic..." -- Booklist, November 15, 1998
"an essential volume for policy makers, legislators, leaders in industry, environmentalists, and concerned citizens." -- Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society
"Tom Casten is a man with a plan. The steely-eyed engineer and founder of Trigen Energy Corporation is also carrying around a national energy award and a new book that pushes his notions of how to squeeze more BTU's out of electric generating technology....Casten's proposal has won important supporters, including former Sen. J. Bennett Johnson, who as chairman of the Senate Energy and National Resource Committee was one of the principle architects of the 1992 Energy Policy Act. He says, 'Turning Off the Heat is a good practical approach to solving global warming. We can justify taking action in this area based on good hard business sense and conservation of our resources.' That is also the position of the White House, which has trotted out Casten as an example of an energy business man who is amenable to the Clinton administration's plans for combating global warming." -- The Electricity Daily, A Publication Of The Electricity Journal
quot;In Turning Off the Heat, Thomas R. Casten, president and chief executive officer of Trigen Energy, documents how his company has lowered costs and reduced pollution levels, while still producing energy efficiently. While the US average is 33 percent, Trigen Energy has achieved 75 percent to 90 percent efficiency through the combination of heat and power generation. According to Casten, using the conservation methods he advocates could yield very positive results for the US power industry by reducing electricity prices, regulated air pollution by up to 95 percent and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from electricity production. To the author, the steps documented are the very least that can be done for a better environment. He believes that 'there is no need to delay improving our economy, our air quality, and our standard of living while we wait to gain more certainty about climate change. The mitigation of climate change is simply the icing on a very large cake.'" -- The Earth Times, November 1998
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Outstanding contribution to the dialogue on global warming.,
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Fantastic book that should be a must read for anyone involved in the global warming debate and/or policy making associated with the debate. Does a great job of showing why global warming is scary, and why companies that try to address it will be met not with penalties, but with phenomenal business opportunities.
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