A declaration of energy independence : how freedom from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the environment / Jay Hakes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hakes, Jay E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy--United States.

Energy policy.

Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--United States.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Power resources--United States.

Power resources.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you've wondered about how America can break links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq, A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment will show you how our country can gain energy independence and solve its energy crisis. Written by a top energy expert, this book outlines seven economically and politically viable ways America can more efficiently use and produce energy. Find out how carbon fuels negatively impact our lives and understand the political framework of the energy crisis

Contents:

Pt. 1. The problem of America's energy dependence. America's plunge into reliance on foreign oil

A forgotten victory gives hope : how America solved its last energy crisis and cut oil imports in half

Lapsing back into oil addiction : retreating from battle under presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush

Blood and treasure : the heavy cost of dependence on Middle East oil

Fossil fuels and global warming : a dangerous experiment with the planet

The magic and limits of market-based solutions

Seeing through the ideological blinders (of the right and the left)

Pt. 2. Seven economically and politically viable paths to Energy independence. Solution one : store massive emergency reserves

Solution two : drive the car of the future

Solution three : bring alternative fuels to market

Solution four : plug into an electric future

Solution five : adopt energy taxes liberals and conservatives can like

Solution six : make energy conservation a patriotic duty

Solution seven : throw some "Hail Marys"

Pt. 3. What we need from national leaders (and from voters).

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611752002

9780470419496

0470419490

9781281752000

1281752002

9780470378854

0470378859

OCLC:

246167868