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Introduction : Why Energy Independence Matters More Than Iraq 1
PART ONE: The Problem of America’s Energy Dependence 11
Chapter 1: America’s Plunge into Reliance on Foreign Oil 13
Chapter 2: A Forgotten Victory Gives Hope: How America Solved Its Last Energy Crisis and Cut Oil Imports in Half 41
Chapter 3: Lapsing Back into Oil Addiction: Retreating from Battle under Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush 71
Chapter 4: Blood and Treasure: The Heavy Cost of Dependence on Middle East Oil 89
Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming: A Dangerous Experiment with the Planet 103
Chapter 6: The Magic and Limits of Market-Based Solutions 121
Chapter 7: Seeing through the Ideological Blinders (of the Right and the Left) 133
PART TWO: Seven Economically and Politically Viable Paths to Energy Independence 143
Chapter 8: Solution One: Store Massive Emergency Reserves 145
Chapter 9: Solution Two: Drive the Car of the Future 157
Chapter 10: Solution Three: Bring Alternative Fuels to Market 173
Chapter 11: Solution Four: Plug into an Electric Future 181
Chapter 12: Solution Five: Adopt Energy Taxes Liberals and Conservatives Can Like 191
Chapter 13: Solution Six: Make Energy Conservation a Patriotic Duty 203
Chapter 14: Solution Seven: Throw Some “Hail Marys” 213
PART THREE: Securing Our National Future 221
Chapter 15: What We Need from National Leaders (and from Voters) 223
Acknowledgments 231
Notes 233
Index 243
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