Perspectives on the energy crisis. Technical, regulatory, environmental, economic. Volume 1. Prospective

In preparing this book, a vast quantity of energy materials compiled by experts during the 1960s and 1970s was surveyed. The main goal was to select government and private reports on energy that would best assist engineers, scientists, businessmen and others responsible for planning efforts to meet the energy challenges of the future. From the reservoir of available data, studies and reports were chosen to supply the broadest possible range of perspectives on the continuing energy crisis of the 1970s. Energy analyses, statistics, and charts from diverse, often difficult-to-obtain sources document the early stages of the energy crisis and project them into the future. In the Introduction, the various phases of the energy crisis covered in the book are considered in relation to present circumstances and mankind's energy future. One central concern has been to give sufficient background information and data to facilitate prediction of future energy directions. Sections of the book take close looks at the impending hazards of over-consumption, and eventually shortages. The final section of the book is devoted to a bibliography on energy resources of the U.S.