A declaration of energy independence: how freedom from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the environment

A declaration of energy independence: how freedom from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the environment

Hakes, Jay

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INDICE: Introduction. Why Energy Independence Matters More Than Iraq. Part One. What's Wrong with America's Energy Dependence. Chapter 1. America's Plunge into Reliance on Foreign Oil. Chapter 2. A Forgotten Victory Gives HopeHow America Solved Its Last Energy Crisis and Cut Oil Imports in Half. Chapter 3. Lapsing Back into Oil AddictionRetreating From Battle Under Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton The Heavy Cost of Dependence on Middle East Oil. Chapter 5. Fossil Fuels a Dangerous Experiment with the Planet. Chapter 6. The Magic Based Solutions. Chapter 7. Seeing Through the Ideological Blinders (of the Right Store Massive Emergency Reserves. Chapter 9. Solution TwoDrive the Car of the Future. Chapter 10. Solution ThreeBring Alternative Fuels to Market. Chapter 11. Solution FourPlug into an Electric Future. Chapter 12. Solution FiveAdopt Energy Taxes Liberals Throw Some Hail Marys. Part Three. Securing Our National Future. Chapter 15. What We Need from National Leaders (& from Voters). Acknowledgements. Endnotes. Index.

  • ISBN: 978-0-470-26763-9
  • Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 256
  • Fecha Publicación: 30/07/2008
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés