Sorry, wrong number: The use and misuse of numerical facts in analysis and media reporting of energy issues

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

Volumn 27, Issue , 2002, Pages 119-158

  Koomey, Jonathan G ^a   Calwell, Chris ^b   Laitner, Skip ^c   Thornton, Jane ^d   Brown, Richard E ^a   Eto, Joseph H ^a   Webber, Carrie ^a   Cullicott, Cathy ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Ecos Consulting   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION THEORY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA COLLECTION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 18744394909     PISSN: 10563466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.27.122001.083458     Document Type: Article

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