Gusher of lies
Subtitle: the dangerous delusions of "energy independence"
By: Robert Bryce
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781586483210
Subjects: Power resources; Energiequelle; Energy policy; Energiepolitik
Description: " ... exposes the false promises behind the rhetoric while blasting nearly everybody - Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, and war-mongering neoconservatives - for misleading voters about our energy needs ... explains why the idea of energy independence appeals to voters while also showing that renewable sources like wind and solar cannot meet America's growing energy demand. Along the way, Bryce eviscerates the ethanol scam. Whether the issue is cost, water consumption, or food prices, corn ethanol is one of the longest-running robberies ever perpetrated on American taxpayers. Consumers concerned about peak oil and the future of global energy supplies need to understand that energy security depends on embracing free markets and the realities of interdependence."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-359) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the persistent delusion; title: Imports are us; title: The emotional appeal of energy independence; title: The false promises of energy independence; title: The global energy power shift; title: 1972:texas taps out; title: 1973:the embargo, militarism, and rhetoric; title: September 15, 2004: the non-OPEC peak meets surging demand; title: September 27, 2004:the neocon crusade begins; title: Skepticism and thermodynamics; title: The best buy effect; title: More efficiency, more fuel; title: The ethanol scam Sidebar:the ethanol timeline; title: Running out of (natural) gas; title: Nuclear power: megawatts from foreign uranium; title: The "opiates of energy policy": coal-to-liquids and imported coal; title: Solar: the 1 percent solution; title: Hot air Sidebar: Thomas Friedman's Maginot line; title: The view from Jubail; title: The rise of Dubai and the "Shift in Gravity"; title: Isolate Iran? don't count on it; title: A few suggestions Sidebar: what about fuel taxes and carbon taxes?; title: Conclusion.