The Economics of Renewable Energy

Contents of study guide for the National Debate Topic 1997-98:  Economics of Renewable Energy
 "Resolved: That the federal government should establish a policy to substantially increase renewable energy use in the United States."

Articles from Economics of Renewable Energy Study Guide. Links are to a past version of Center for the American Idea web site. This study guide was originally published by the Free Enterprise Institute in Houston, Texas.

• Five Market Renewable Energy Affirmatives
  article by David Beers
• Notes on the Science of Greenhouse Warming
  brief article by Greg Rehmke
• Can Government force Energy Technology Forward?
  article by Greg Rehmke
• The Best Energy Policy May Be No Energy Policy
  article by David Beers
• Cool cheap technology to cool the planet
  brief article by Greg Rehmke
• Auto Electric: Private Cars and Private Highways:
   The Free Market Alternative to Clean Car Mandates
   article by David Beers
• Capture CO2 before it escapes
  brief article by Greg Rehmke
• Gaia: Life is Robust
  brief article by Greg Rehmke
• Renewable Energy: Not Cheap, Not "Green"
  article by Robert L. Bradley Jr.
• Eco-Energy Planning vs. the Market Model
  article by Robert L. Bradley Jr.
• Energy Use, Technological Progress & Pollution
  article by Greg Rehmke

Three Myths About Non-renewable Energy
article by David Beers