Energy policy of the United States

the political behaviors of actors in the policy-making. Therefore, this framework provides researchers with a theoretical perceptive regarding how actors should be organized into coalitions (Sabatier 28). On that matter, researchers are provided with a set of hypothesis on how to explain a coalition behavior and structure. Similarly, it provides detailed information explaining the role of science and technology in policy making and factors favorable to policy change and learning. Apparently, the…

a technology of greatly disputed value with some believing it is the way of the future while others believe it merely applies a band-aid to a gunshot wound. Clean coal technology is not the most economically or environmentally practical method of energy production causing me to advocate for the increased use of alternative technologies. Any technology that reduces the environmental impact of burning coal falls under the clean coal technologies umbrella (Halber, 2008, para. 1). The two most…

birth rates between the two main countries: China and the United States. Moreover, policies and solutions to these three population challenges in China and the United States will also be described in details. It is well known that aging population has become one of the global issues. Both China and the United States are facing the problem of aging population. On the one hand, as Kapteyn (2010, S. 191) stated, both China and the United States present significant inflation in the percentage of…

Energy is an essential element for human life and a nation 's economic development. Throughout the years, human’s primary sources of energy have come from oil and coal. However, the world is facing the issue where it is not sure if it can produce an increasing amount of energy to supply what it consumes. The world wants to assure everyone that there is enough energy for the future generations to come. There are now new natural ways of providing energy that might ensure enough energy for the…

articles, I believe that global warming is becoming a major issue that needs to be dealt with immediately. Sea levels are rising because of the enormous amounts of carbon dioxide gas being emitted from the use of fossil fuels; mainly from the United States with China as a close second. Because of our use of fossil fuels, carbon dioxide gas is being trapped in the atmosphere so that creates warmer temperatures, and because of these warmer temperatures, Antarctica and Greenland, along with other…

In the United States, air pollution has been an increasing problem for many years. Although there were many new technologies that arose during the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, there were also new sources of pollution that were established. During the Industrial Revolution, many factories were built in order to manufacture new inventions. Coal was largely used in the factories. The smog and soot from the burning coal caused heavy air pollution. This problem still continues today.…

The United States has been dependent on non-renewable fuel sources for many years. Ever since the advent of the coal powered steam engines and the internal combustion engine, fuels such as coal and oil have governed the lives and economy of the majority of Americans. These non-renewable fuels release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which add to greenhouse gases. These greenhouse gases lead to climate change and many other detrimental effects. According to the IPCC “Most of…

the product does not reach the standard set by the importing country in energy saving and emission reduction, will be levied tariffs. In 2009 France proposed in 2010 will to foreign imports impose a "carbon tariff", the tariff rate will be for per ton of carbon dioxide emissions charge Euro 17, later also will be gradually increasing. June 2009 through the clean energy and Security Act provisions, from 2020 onwards United States from failed to take measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse…

To suggest that the United States should have then, and must now, reduce its involvement in the Middle East is to call into question both the importance of the region to the United States and the Importance of the United States to the region. It is to challenge conventional wisdom that now only has the force of inertia, it also has a constituency invested in portraying the…

shown that its impact will benefit the United States for several decades. According to Harvard Magazine “an estimated 170 billion barrels of oil is thought to be recoverable—sufficient to accommodate anticipated U.S. demand for at least 30 years. (McElroy)” But some in favor of the construction of the pipeline don’t just see it as a smart decision economically or for the growth of oil as an energy resources but also a strategic move in regards with the United States and its relationship with the…