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Item Information   Holdings       More by this author     LaRosa, Melanie J., author.     Subjects     Communities -- Case studies.     Clean energy -- Technological innovations -- Case studies.     Renewable energy sources -- Case studies.     Browse Catalog     by author:      LaRosa, Melanie J., author.       by title:      Communities and the ...         MARC Display

Communities and the clean energy revolution : public health, economics, design, and transformation / Melanie J. La Rosa. by LaRosa, Melanie J., author. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022] Subjects Communities -- Case studies.   Clean energy -- Technological innovations -- Case studies.   Renewable energy sources -- Case studies. Electronic Resource https://tem.resources.njstatelib.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3119686 Description:  1 online resource : color illustrations. Contents:  Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- What Is This Book About? -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology and Documentary Film -- Selection of Participants and Locations -- Information Gathering -- Solutions Journalism -- Diversity and Equity -- Limitations of the Research -- Conclusion -- Note -- Chapter 2: The Front Lines of the Clean Energy Revolution: The Beginning -- Research Background -- Chapter Summary -- A Brief and Accessible Overview of Our Electrical System -- Clean Energy on the Grid Terminology -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Atlantic City, NJ: Offshore Wind and Mixed Generation -- Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology -- Offshore Wind in The United States -- Atlantic County Utility Authority -- Fishermen's Energy -- Birds and Wind Turbines -- Conclusion-Big Wind, Mega-Region -- Notes -- Chapter 4: New York, NY: Green New Deal -- Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology -- Power Hungry Demand -- Astoria Wins-From the Poletti Power Plant to Renewable Rikers -- Astoria Power Plant Explosion-Can We Just Shut Them All Down? -- Community Solar Renewable Rikers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Colchester, VT: Green Mountain Power -- Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology -- The Business of Energy -- America's Most Innovative Utility -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Salinas, Puerto Rico: Solar for Survival -- Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Background -- Methodology -- The Transformation: Coquí Solar -- Dirty Power: Applied Energy Systems and Toxic Waste -- Queremos Sol-"We Want Solar" -- New Energy Law, New Challenges -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Isabela, Puerto Rico: Design for Survival Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology -- ¡Solar Libre!-Freedom through Sun -- Training Program for Island Residents -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8: La Riviera, Puerto Rico: Resilient Infrastructure -- Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology -- Off-Grid Water Pumps -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Highland Park, MI: Solar-Powered Streetlights and Community Activism -- Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology -- Terminology -- From Energy Poverty to Energy Democracy -- Highland Park History: Population Growth and Loss -- Repossession: Highland Park Left in the Dark Innovation: New Streetlights -- Big Win: Statewide Coalition for Renewable Power -- Conclusion: Knowledge is Power -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Chapter 10: Las Vegas, NV: 100% Renewable Energy for City Power -- Introduction -- Chapter Summary -- Methodology -- Cities, Goals, and Percentages -- Background -- Las Vegas-Game Plan -- Larger Statewide Picture -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 11: The End? or Another Beginning? -- Notes -- Additional Resources -- Podcasts -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author Series:  Environmental communication and nature: conflict and ecoculture in the anthropocene. ISBN:  179363923X 9781793639233 E-Book Format:    Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   DEP Library Dep Main E-BOOK Online Request Copy Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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