IntroductionWhat Is Energy?Structure of the Energy IndustryStakeholders in the Energy Policy NetworkWhat Actions Should We Take?Purpose for the BookWhy an Energy Policy Is Important -- THE CHALLENGES IN CRAFTING U.S. ENERGY POLICY -- The Political Realities of Energy PolicyDemystifying Energy PolicyAn Example: Coal, from Mine to FurnaceUnderstanding the Scale of EnergyThe Function of Energy PolicyWhy Does the United States Use so Much Energy?The U.S. Energy SectorEnergy in Commerce and IndustryEnergy and the ConsumerEnergy and AgricultureConclusion: Energy out of Balance -- Energy Policy in TransitionEarly Climate ResearchForecasts, Energy, and Creating the FutureConfusion over Peak OilTransitioning from Peak ProductionClimate Change: Challenges and Policy GoalsThe Challenge; the ResponseThinking in WedgesThe Stern Review and Its AftermathThe Social Cost of CarbonThe Carbon Price DebateArcane Issues with Global RamificationsConclusion: Climate Implications for Energy Policy -- The Art and Science of Crafting Public PolicyPolicy Making in ActionThe Evolution of U.S. Political CultureCongress and Its Influence on PolicyPluralism, Elites, Triangles, and NetworksShifting Models of Government PowerThe System: Weakened, but Still Functioningfor NowFraming the Energy Policy IssueNeeded: A New Way of Thinking about PolicyThe U.S. Policy Space: Today and the Near TomorrowConclusion: A Rough Terrain Ahead -- The Long Search for a Sustainable Energy PolicyThe History of U.S. Energy Policy since 19451945 to 1970: Managing an Energy Surplus1971 to 1980: Coping with Energy Shortages1981 to 1990: Deregulating the Industry1991 to 1999: Calls for a Comprehensive Energy Policy2000 to 2002: Linking Energy and National Security2003 to 2007: A Comprehensive Energy Policy Finally Emerges2008 to 2009: A Renewed Call for Energy Independence2010 and Beyond: Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and the Environment -- Difficulties in Achieving a Balanced Energy PolicyWhy Intervene in Energy?Multiple StakeholdersStakeholders in Forming Energy PolicyThe Energy Scope ChallengeWidely Different PerspectivesAmbiguous and Conflicting Policy GoalsThe Nature of Energy Policy InterventionsComplex and Unwieldy InterventionsNeed to Rethink Energy SubsidiesCan We Afford All Planned Energy Programs?The Innovators: States, Regions, CompactsEnvironmental Policy, Energy Policy, and Politics IIConclusion: A Complex, Interrelated Energy Policy Result -- Whats on the Current Energy Policy Agenda?Climate Change and the U.S. EconomyThe Future Role of Nuclear EnergyConcern about Our Reliance on Imported OilIssues to Address ImmediatelyRenewables and Conservation Policy IssuesTackling the Major Agenda IssuesAccess to Federal LandsIs Carbon Capture and Storage Viable?Failure to Produce a Global Climate TreatyWhats on the Periphery of the Energy Agenda?Conclusion: Sorting out the Energy Agenda -- POLICIES FORENERGY TRANSITION -- Crafting Policy with Subsidies and RegulationsThe Nature of Government InterventionsThe Importance of SubsidiesTax Expenditure InterventionsProblems Financing Renewable Energy ProjectsEnergy Research and DevelopmentA Major Presidential ThemeThe DOEs Spotty Record of SuccessFederal Regulation of the Energy SectorAppliance Efficiency Standards and Energy StarEnergy Interventions for Households: LIHEAPConclusion: The U.S. Energy Policy Blunderbuss -- Policies Shaped by Taxes and Market MechanismsFederal Energy Fees and TaxesThe Carbon ChallengeCarbon Tax vs. Cap and TradeRenewable Portfolio StandardsFeed-in TariffsConclusion: Role of Interventions in Energy Policy -- International Cooperation on Energy PolicyGlobal Energy: Sources, Consumption, InequitiesStates, Realists, and IdealistsRegimes and Global Environmental and Energy GovernanceGlobal Energy Regimes and Regional Energy InstitutionsInternational Influences on U.S. Energy PolicyAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation Energy Working GroupNorth American Energy Working GroupInternational Energy ForumOther International Energy OrganizationsGlobal Cooperation on Greenhouse Gas ReductionCooperating on Cap and Trade AgreementsReducing Carbon Emissions: REDD and Carbon SinksEvaluating Carbon Offset ProgramsThe Verdict on KyotoThe Copenhagen AccordChallenges to Global Action on ClimateConclusion: Influences of Global Cooperation on U.S. Energy Policy -- Policies for a New Energy FutureThe Energy Options PortfolioCarbon Taxes on Fossil FuelsThe Challenges Facing Policy MakersMaking the Tough ChoicesGreenhouse Gas Leakage ProblemWhat Are Sensible Policy Criteria?Conclusion: The Recurring Issue of Local Control -- Aftermath of the Gulf Oil Spill: Prospects for Policy ChangesPolicy Failure and the Gulf Oil SpillProblems Regulating the Energy IndustryCitizen ReactionConclusion: Get Started, Get Involved, Be HeardAppendix A: Chapter Discussion and Review QuestionsAppendix B: Timeline of Energy Policy Developments, 19502010Appendix C: Energy-Related AcronymsAppendix D: Glossary -- References -- Index.