Table of Contents

Foreword 11

Introduction 14

Chapter 1 Global Developments in Energy Alternatives

1 China Has Become a Major Player in the Renewable Energy Industry Melanie Hart 21

2 The United States Will Attain Energy Security in Alternative Energy Sources Barack Obama 28

3 The Power to Save Britain Mark Lynas 40

4 Ontario Needs to Change Its Approach to Alternative Energy R. Michael Warren 48

5 South Korea Aims to Use More Renewable Energy Young Il Choung 54

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 60

Chapter 2 Nuclear Energy

1 The Global Prognosis for Nuclear Power Is Promising James Holloway 62

2 European Opposition to Nuclear Power Is Rising Fiona Harvey John Vidal Damian Carrington 68

3 Japan's Reliance on Nuclear Power Will Lessen After the Fukushima Disaster Oliver Morton 75

4 Year After Fukushima, US Plodding on Nuclear Plant Fixes, Watchdog Says Mark Clayton 85

5 Canada Should Consider the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis to Be a Wake-Up Call David Olive 91

6 Indonesia: Disaster-Prone, but Still Hungry for Nuclear Energy: IRIN 98

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 103

Chapter 3 Politics and Energy Alternatives

1 Israel Nixes Solar Energy for Palestinians Dalia Nammari Karin Laub 105

2 South Africa Should Address Social Ills Before Developing Energy Alternatives Yazeed Kamaldien 112

3 Brazil's Dam Shame Gabriel Schwartzman 117

4 Mexico's Investment in Wind Power Has Caused Controversy Chris Hawley 122

5 Energiewende; Germany's Energy Transformation: Economist 131

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 139

Chapter 4 Economics and Energy Alternatives

1 'Alternative' Energy Fuels Central Asia Farangis Najibullah 141

2 Efficiency May Ease Demand Ahmed Shaaban 146

3 Canadian Companies Find Profit in Energy Alternatives Nancy Macdonald 151

4 Chile Looks to Invest in Solar Power to Gain Energy Independence Mauro Nogarin 158

5 Solar Power Boom Hits a Wall Richard Blackwell 164

6 Germany Debates Taxpayer Subsidies of Solar Energy Siobhan Dowling 171

Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 180

For Further Discussion 181

Organizations to Contact 183

Bibliography of Books 190

Index 193