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Non-Nuclear Futures 
Author(s) Amory Lovins
John H. PriceCountry United States Language English Publication date 1975 Media type Print Pages 233 ISBN 0884106039 Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy is a 1975 book by Amory B. Lovins and John H. Price.[1] [2] The main theme of the book is that the most important parts of the nuclear power debate are not technical disputes but relate to personal values, and are the legitimate province of every citizen, whether technically trained or not. Lovins and Price suggest that the personal values that make a high-energy society work are all too apparent, and that the values associated with an alternate view relate to thrift, simplicity, diversity, neighbourliness, craftsmanship, and humility.[3]
Lovins and Price suggest that these two different sets of personal values lead to two very different policy paths relating to future energy supplies. The first is high-energy nuclear, centralized, electric; the second is lower energy, non-nuclear, decentralized, less electrified, softer technology.[4]
Subsequent publications by other authors which relate to the issue of non-nuclear energy paths are Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy, Plan B 2.0, Reaction Time, State of the World 2008, and The Clean Tech Revolution.
See also
- Anti-nuclear movement in the United States
- Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power
- List of books about nuclear issues
- Nuclear energy policy
- Nuclear or Not?
- Nuclear-Free Future Award
- Nuclear-free zone
- Rocky Mountain Institute
References
- ^ Lovins, Amory B. and Price, John H. (1975). Non-nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy (Cambridge, Mass.: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1975. xxxii + 223pp. ISBN 0884106020, ISBN 0884106039).
- ^ Weinberg, Alvin M. (December 1976). "Book review. Non-nuclear futures: the case for an ethical energy strategy". Energy Policy (Elsevier Science Ltd.) 4 (4): 363–366. doi:10.1016/0301-4215(76)90031-8. ISSN 0301-4215. http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/enepol/v4y1976i4p363-366.html.
- ^ Non-Nuclear Futures, pp. xix-xxi.
- ^ Non-Nuclear Futures, p. xxiii.
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Making Electrical Resources the Right Size (2003) · Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security (1982 re-released in 2001) · Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy (1980) · Soft Energy Paths: Towards a Durable Peace (1977)Filmography Lovins on the Soft Path: An Energy Future with a Future (1982)Categories:- Energy policy
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