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

by Jay Hakes

• ISBN13: 9780470419496
• ISBN10: 0470419490
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• 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.PART ONE: The Problem of America's Energy Dependence.Chapter 1: America's Plunge into Reliance on Foreign Oil.Chapter 2: A Forgotten Victory Gives Hope: How America Solved Its Last Energy Crisis and Cut Oil Imports in Half.Chapter 3: Lapsing Back into Oil Addiction: Retreating from Battle under Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush.Chapter 4: Blood and Treasure: The Heavy Cost of Dependence on Middle East Oil.Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming: A Dangerous Experiment with the Planet.Chapter 6: The Magic and Limits of Market-Based Solutions.Chapter 7: Seeing through the Ideological Blinders (of the Right and the Left).PART TWO: Seven Economically and Politically Viable Paths to Energy Independence.Chapter 8: Solution One: Store Massive Emergency Reserves.Chapter 9: Solution Two: Drive the Car of the Future.Chapter 10: Solution Three: Bring Alternative Fuels to Market.Chapter 11: Solution Four: Plug into an Electric Future.Chapter 12: Solution Five: Adopt Energy Taxes Liberals and Conservatives Can Like.Chapter 13: Solution Six: Make Energy Conservation a Patriotic Duty.Chapter 14: Solution Seven: Throw Some "Hail Marys".PART THREE: Securing Our National Future.Chapter 15: What We Need from National Leaders (and from Voters).Acknowledgments.Notes.Index.