A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment

by Jay Hakes

• ISBN13: 9780470378748
• ISBN10: 0470378743
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Energy Independence Matters More Than Iraq

The Problem of AmericaÆs Energy Dependence.

AmericaÆs 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)

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"

Securing Our National Future.

What We Need from National Leaders (and from Voters)

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

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