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NIEES Energy Ethics Background Readings Bibliography
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Bibliography
This lists the background readings for the National Institute on Energy Ethics, and Society (NIEES) held at Arizona State University in April 2013.
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Energy Ethics in Science and Engineering Education Bibliography
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Bibliography
This bibliography contains articles on ethics education in science and engineering, energy education and policy, and energy ethics.
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The Water Energy Nexus
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This first-place entry in the 2013 US Global Grand Challenges Summit Video Contest was created by Katie Speights, a chemical engineering student at the University of Texas at Austin. The video examines the relationship between water and energy, challenging the idea that the water crisis is just a problem of clean drinking water. The crisis is explained as an interdisciplinary problem with ample opportunities for unique solutions. It is shown that although engineers play a vital role in the development of these improvements, we ultimately need help from others to create lasting solutions.
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Key Things to Watch for, Climate-Wise, Throughout 2013
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The article by Bruce Lieberman appeared on January 17, 2013 in the Yale forum on Climate Change & the Media. While it includes information generally about climate, the sections on energy including Energy Consumption Trends, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Sources, Federal Moves, and Cap-and-Trade Experiments provide some interesting predictions for the coming year.
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Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels
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This report by the National Research Council was produced at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy and published in October 2012. The authors concluded that scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least 5 percent -- approximately 39 billion liters -- of U.S. transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, water, and nutrients. However, these concerns are not a definitive barrier for future production, and innovations that would require research and development could help realize algal biofuels' full potential.
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Clean Energy: Revisiting the Challenges of Industrial Policy
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This report by the Brookings Institute reviews the history of industrial and energy technology policy, and examines the environmental and energy- independence rationales. It analyzes claims about the potential role for government backing of clean energy to ensure U.S. competitiveness and save or create jobs and explores the administrative and political challenges of implementing an efficient clean-energy research and development portfolio.
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Implied Ethics in Energy Policies and Institutions
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Essay
This essay by Frank N. Laird outlines how engineering students should examine the ethical issues in energy policies and institutions. The paper was developed for the Energy Ethics in Science and Engineering Education Project and presented at a workshop on the topic.
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APPE 2012 Symposium Panel: Energy Ethics in Science and Engineering Education (Slide Presentations)
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Abstract
This symposium was held at the APPE Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 3, 2012. It reported on on-going research and educational activities in a collaborative project between the National Academy of Engineering Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society and the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University.
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Energy Ethics in Science and Engineering Education: EESE Collaborative Research
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Project
This collaboration of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and Arizona State University (ASU) examines energy ethics issues that concern the responsible conduct of science and engineering and also those that arise in the interactions of science, engineering, technology, and society.
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Workshop Notes on Energy Ethics in Science and Engineering Education
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Notes from the September 12, 2011, meeting of the Energy Ethics in Science and Engineering Education project at the Keck Building of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). This page identifies issues and comments from the meeting that appear to deserve further consideration.
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Energy Use Ethics in Engineered Projects Bibliography
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Bibliography
This bibliography covers the ethics of energy use in agriculture, community planning, construction, electricity delivery, manufacturing, transportation, and the home. It also includes a list of relevant centers and web sites.
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Energy Production Ethics Bibliography
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Bibliography
This bibliography addresses general issues of energy production along with specific articles about Biofuels, Carbon Capture and Storage, Conservation, Fuel Cells, Geothermal Energy, Hydrogen, Hydroelectric Power, Nuclear Power, Solar Power, Tidal and Wave Power, and Wind Power.
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Fukushima and the inevitability of accidents
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This article by Charles Perrow appeared in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in November of 2011. It discusses the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March of 2001 and examines the ability of government and business to prevent such accidents in the future. The author concludes that, "some complex systems with catastrophic potential are just too dangerous to exist, because they cannot be made safe, regardless of human effort."
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HVAC Design Problem
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Numerical Case
As an engineer for an energy consulting company, you determine which materials should be used in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning of buildings. Ethical issues arise when the contractor's designs fail to meet California Energy Standards.
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Three Teaching Case Studies of Accidents in Nuclear Energy Development in Japan
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Historical Case
An essay describing three historical Japanese cases and their use in the development of ethics education in Japan.