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

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. INDICE: 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

• ISBN: 978-1-119-11251-8
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 03/07/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés