A declaration of energy independence
Subtitle: how freedom from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the environment
By: Jay E. Hakes.
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780470267639
Subjects: Energy policy -- United States; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- United States; Power resources -- United States; World politics -- 21st century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: America's plunge into reliance on foreign oil; title: A forgotten victory gives hope? How America solved its last energy crisis and cut oil imports in half; title: Lapsing back into oil addiction? Retreating from battle under presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton & Bush; title: Blood & treasure? The heavy cost of dependence on Middle East oil; title: Fossil fuels & global warming? A dangerous experiment with the planet; title: The magic & limits of market-based solutions; title: Seeing through the ideological blinders (of the right & the left); title: Solution one : store massive emergency reserves; title: Solution two : drive the car of the future; title: Solution three : bring alternative fuels to market; title: Solution four : plug into an electric future; title: Solution five : adopt energy taxes liberals & conservatives can like; title: Make energy conservation a patriotic duty; title: Solution seven : throw some "Hail Marys"; title: What we need from national leaders (& from voters).