The national energy policy debate in the 107th US Congress may mark a significant milestone in the development of energy use and conversion technologies in the United States. It has been said that the result of this congressional energy policy debate was an expensive statements that, despite proposed tax breaks and subsidies for everything from solar power and hybrid cars to coal and nuclear power, may accomplish little — with not much either on the supply or the demand side that’s going to make any difference to the American public. This paper provides an insider assessment of how the debate developed, what energy policy decisions were or were not made, and what the implications are for the development of energy use and conversion technologies going forward. This debate may represent the final exhaustive struggle of long-held, but misguided, ineffectual and limited-vision policies that date to the 1970s. In combination with the September 11 events, this stalemate may open the door to new, fresh, global perspectives on meeting the energy needs of people throughout the world, including in lesser developed countries such as Afghanistan. Engineers and entrepreneurs are advised to understand the seminal implications of the 107th congressional energy policy debate on future energy use and conversion technologies.
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ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 17–22, 2002
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Engineering and Technology Management Group
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0-7918-3630-4
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An Assessment of the 107th U.S. Congress Energy Policy Debate in the History of Energy Use and Development in the United States
Royce M. Reinecke
Royce M. Reinecke
Silverado Resources, Washington, D.C.
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IMECE2002-33136, pp. 19; 1 page
Published Online:
June 3, 2008
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Reinecke, RM. "An Assessment of the 107th U.S. Congress Energy Policy Debate in the History of Energy Use and Development in the United States." Proceedings of the ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Technology and Society and Engineering Business Management. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. November 17–22, 2002. pp. 19. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2002-33136
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