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    The renewable energy reader / K.K. DuVivier.

    By: DuVivier, K. KMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2011Description: xxii, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781594608735; 1594608733Subject(s): Renewable energy sources -- Law and legislation -- United States | Renewable energy sources | Renewable energy sources | Renewable energy sources -- Law and legislation | United StatesDDC classification: 346.7304/6794 LOC classification: KF2120 | .D88 2011
    Contents:
    Chapter 1 Introduction -- A. Catalysts for Change -- B. The Rise of Renewables -- Chapter 2 Solar -- A. History & Context -- B. Solar Access under the Common Law -- C. Government Involvement -- D. Trees and Distributed Solar Power -- Chapter 3 Wind -- A. History & Context -- B. Property Rights & Wind Severance -- C. Wind v. Wildlife -- D. Wind v. Humans -- E. Wind v. Other Resources -- F. Local Controls -- Chapter 4 Hydropower -- A. How Hydropower Works -- B. Early State Control and Property Issues -- C. Federal Control of Hydropower Dams -- D. Environmental Balance -- E. Future Development of Hydropower Resources -- Chapter 5 Biomass -- A. Sources of Biomass Energy -- B. Efficiency and Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI) -- C. Environmental Issues -- Chapter 6 Geothermal -- A. History -- B. Legal Definitions of Geothermal Resources.
    C. Ownership Issues -- D. Acquisition Process -- E. Environmental Concerns -- F. Additional Considerations -- Chapter 7 · Energy Efficiency -- A. History -- B. Efficiency Overview -- C. Specific Solutions -- Chapter 8 · Renewables on Federal Lands -- A. Terrestrial Wind and Solar -- B. Offshore Wind and Wave Power -- C. Renewable Energy Development and NEPA -- D. Environmental Concerns -- Chapter 9 · Native Nations and Energy Justice -- A. Alternative Energy Development on Tribal Lands -- B. Tribal Input on Development Outside of Reservation Lands -- C. Energy Justice.
    Summary: "The Renewable Energy Reader is a concise, reader-friendly sourcebook for U.S. renewable energy law. Each chapter provides historical background as well as illustrations and technology charts to give readers context for better understanding renewable energy sources and related legal issues. Each chapter also includes closely-edited excerpts from some of the most prominent primary and secondary legal sources - articles, cases, statutes, and regulations - highlighting current and potential legal challenges to the advancement of renewable resources. This book provides an accessible reference for lawyers, law students, policy-makers, and the general public, providing an overview of the significant legal implications of renewable energy development.
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    Includes index.

    Chapter 1 Introduction -- A. Catalysts for Change -- B. The Rise of Renewables -- Chapter 2 Solar -- A. History & Context -- B. Solar Access under the Common Law -- C. Government Involvement -- D. Trees and Distributed Solar Power -- Chapter 3 Wind -- A. History & Context -- B. Property Rights & Wind Severance -- C. Wind v. Wildlife -- D. Wind v. Humans -- E. Wind v. Other Resources -- F. Local Controls -- Chapter 4 Hydropower -- A. How Hydropower Works -- B. Early State Control and Property Issues -- C. Federal Control of Hydropower Dams -- D. Environmental Balance -- E. Future Development of Hydropower Resources -- Chapter 5 Biomass -- A. Sources of Biomass Energy -- B. Efficiency and Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI) -- C. Environmental Issues -- Chapter 6 Geothermal -- A. History -- B. Legal Definitions of Geothermal Resources.

    C. Ownership Issues -- D. Acquisition Process -- E. Environmental Concerns -- F. Additional Considerations -- Chapter 7 · Energy Efficiency -- A. History -- B. Efficiency Overview -- C. Specific Solutions -- Chapter 8 · Renewables on Federal Lands -- A. Terrestrial Wind and Solar -- B. Offshore Wind and Wave Power -- C. Renewable Energy Development and NEPA -- D. Environmental Concerns -- Chapter 9 · Native Nations and Energy Justice -- A. Alternative Energy Development on Tribal Lands -- B. Tribal Input on Development Outside of Reservation Lands -- C. Energy Justice.

    "The Renewable Energy Reader is a concise, reader-friendly sourcebook for U.S. renewable energy law. Each chapter provides historical background as well as illustrations and technology charts to give readers context for better understanding renewable energy sources and related legal issues. Each chapter also includes closely-edited excerpts from some of the most prominent primary and secondary legal sources - articles, cases, statutes, and regulations - highlighting current and potential legal challenges to the advancement of renewable resources. This book provides an accessible reference for lawyers, law students, policy-makers, and the general public, providing an overview of the significant legal implications of renewable energy development.

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