Energy, Economics and the Environment : Cases and Materials

by Bosselman, Fred; Rossi, Jim; Weaver, Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9781566629003
• ISBN10: 1566629004
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: West Group

Table of Contents

Introduction	iii
Acknowledgements	ix
Table of Cases	xxxv
Energy Policy	1	(22)
The Importance of Energy	1	(12)
Government Regulation	13	(7)
The Global Environment	20	(1)
Top 5 List of Worst Mistakes	21	(2)
Energy in Nature	23	(101)
Meanings of Energy	23	(9)
Solar Energy	32	(9)
Externalities, The Coase Theorem, and Public Goods	41	(6)
Dynamic Natural Energy	47	(27)
Energy and Ecology	74	(34)
Sustainable Development	108	(16)
The Concept of a Public Utility	124	(52)
Historical Origins	124	(26)
Regulatory Objectives	150	(8)
The Role of the Public Utility Commission	158	(7)
Limitations on Regulation	165	(11)
Water Power	176	(55)
Water as a Source of Energy	176	(7)
Hydroelectric Power	183	(16)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	199	(19)
State Water Quality Standards	218	(9)
Hydropower Project Relicensing	227	(4)
Coal	231	(72)
The Evolution of the Modern Coal Industry	231	(7)
Coal Mining	238	(40)
Coal Transportation	278	(7)
Coal Combustion	285	(15)
The Future of Coal	300	(3)
Oil	303	(129)
Some Basics	304	(10)
The Early History of Petroleum	314	(9)
State Conservation Regulation	323	(23)
The Geopolitics of Oil	346	(3)
Offshore Oil and Gas	349	(47)
The Environmental Impact of Oil	396	(16)
Oil Transportation	412	(20)
Natural Gas Regulation Before 1985	432	(71)
Some Basics	432	(25)
Federal Framework of Natural Gas Regulation	457	(23)
Preemption and State Conservation Regulation	480	(6)
State Public Utility Regulation	486	(17)
Rate Regulation	503	(76)
The Regulatory Process	503	(4)
Principles of Rate Regulation	507	(72)
Competitive Markets in Natural Gas	579	(59)
The Transition to a Competitive Industry	579	(12)
Order 636 and Its Implementation	591	(24)
Pricing of Natural Gas	615	(11)
Has Restructuring Been a Success?	626	(2)
Free Markets and Federalism	628	(10)
Introduction to Electricity	638	(65)
Historical Development of the Regulated Utility	638	(19)
Current Structure of the Industry	657	(17)
Externalities of Electricity	674	(4)
Energy Conservation	678	(21)
Distributed Generation	699	(4)
Wholesale Electric Power Competition	703	(94)
Competition in Electricity as a Global Trend	703	(7)
U.S. Federal Regulation Before 1978	710	(7)
The Growth of Wholesale Competition in Electric Generation	717	(35)
Order No. 888: Open Access Transmission, Unbundling, and the Emergence of New Wholesale Power Markets	752	(38)
The Limits of Federal Regulation	790	(7)
Stranded Costs	797	(53)
The Nature and Scope of the Stranded Cost Problem	797	(16)
Legal Entitlement to Recovery of Stranded Costs	813	(30)
Mitigating Damages: Asset Securitization	843	(7)
Retail Competition in Electric Power	850	(93)
Overview of Retail Competition Issues	850	(51)
The Tension Between Competition and Environmental Regulation	901	(42)
Nuclear Energy	943	(66)
The Development of Nuclear Power	943	(3)
The Future of Nuclear Power	946	(23)
The Effect of Electricity Restructuring	969	(8)
Federal Preemption	977	(11)
Disposal of Nuclear Wastes	988	(21)
Energy in Transportation	1009	(77)
Introduction	1009	(2)
Engines and Fuels in Transportation	1011	(25)
Construction of Transportation Facilities	1036	(10)
The Energy Cost of ``Sprawl''	1046	(10)
Federal Legislative Responses	1056	(10)
State and Local Growth Management	1066	(16)
Future Trends	1082	(4)
International Petroleum	1086	(114)
Introduction and Scope	1086	(2)
The History and Current Structure of International Oil	1088	(22)
Concessions Through the Ages	1110	(54)
Environmental, Social and Cultural Impacts Abroad	1164	(33)
Chapter Review Problem	1197	(3)
The Climate Change Issue	1200	(42)
The Climate Change Issue's Impact on the Energy Sector	1200	(2)
Has the Earth Become Warmer?	1202	(3)
What Causes Climate Change?	1205	(10)
Possible Impacts of Climate Change	1215	(9)
Should We Attempt to Control Climate Change?	1224	(15)
Adaptation to a Changing Climate	1239	(2)
Conclusion	1241	(1)
Continuing Issues in Economic Regulation	1242	(45)
Regulatory Efforts to Maintain Low Energy Prices	1242	(18)
National Merger Policy	1260	(23)
Federal and State Authority Over Economic Regulation	1283	(4)
Index	1287