The Apollo fallacy and its effect on US energy policy

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3880-3882

  Grossman, Peter Z ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy (US)

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; EFFECTIVE ENERGY; ENERGY PROGRAMS; HIGH COSTS; POLITICAL BENEFITS; US ENERGY POLICY; US POLICY;

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949160787     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.030     Document Type: Article

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