1. FROM RENEWABLE TO ALTERNATIVE: WASTE COAL AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD Open Access Author: Thomas, Robert Roy Title: FROM RENEWABLE TO ALTERNATIVE: WASTE COAL AND THE PENNSYLVANIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: classificationscategoriesnamingrhetoricrenewable portfolio standardmetaphorecological modernizationclean energywaste coalcoalalternative energyrenewable energydiscourse analysisboundaries File: Download final_to_penn_state_july_18th.pdf Committee Members: Leland Luther Glenna, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor