Why we hate the oil companies: straight talk from an energy insider

Originally published within a month of the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oilspill, Why We Hate the Oil Companies quickly established John Hofmeister as an indispensable expert, a straight shooter willing to challenge both the government and his peers in the oil industry. Here, unencumbered by political correctness, he shows what's behind the seeming tone-deafness of the energy companies, as well as how politicians use distortions and disinformation to get and stay elected. He also proposes a new framework for our energy future that ensures comfortable lifestyles, affordable and clean energy, environmental protection, and sustained economic competitiveness for the United States. With a new afterword about the legacy of the spill, and with energy at the front of everycandidiate's agenda, this will be a must-read for the 2012 election season. JOHN HOFMEISTER joined Shell Oil in 1997 and served as its president from 2005-2008, following twenty-five years in major energy consuming companies, including GE, Nortel and AlliedSignal. He is now the chairman of the board of the National Urban League and founder of the non-profit Citizens for Affordable Energy. During the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe Hofmeister received widespread coverage, appearing on The Today Show , Charlie Rose , C-SPAN, MSNBC's Hardball and Countdown with Keith Olbermann , CNBC's Squak Box , CBS's The Early Sow , 'Fox News Hannity', 'NBC Nightly News 'with Brian Williams, and many others. INDICE: The Future is More, not Less - There is an Energy Shortage, But There is no Shortage of Energy - Energy Independence? Keep Dreaming - No, We're not Addicted to Oil - Go Right! Go left! No Way! - Forget the Free Market - The Future is Struggle - The Industry is Parochial. Surprised? - Oil and Gas: Unlovable and Unavoidable - Utilities: Ditto! - Can Refueling Stay Simple? - Conservation Starts with Land Use Management - Inconvenient or not, the Truth is That Climate Change is not the Issue - Energy and Politics: Oil and Water - Our Government is Broken - Here's How We Fix It - More is More - Every Voice Counts - Epilogue: U.S. Energy in 2110

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11594-1
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 26/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés