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A Declaration of Energy Independence


A Declaration of Energy Independence

How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment
1. Aufl.

von: Jay Hakes

16,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 24.10.2008
ISBN/EAN: 9780470378854
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 260

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If you’ve wondered about how America can break links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq, <i>A Declaration of Energy Independence: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment</i> 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.
<p>Introduction : Why Energy Independence Matters More Than Iraq 1</p> <p><b>PART ONE: The Problem of America’s Energy Dependence 11</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: America’s Plunge into Reliance on Foreign Oil 13</p> <p>Chapter 2: A Forgotten Victory Gives Hope: How America Solved Its Last Energy Crisis and Cut Oil Imports in Half 41</p> <p>Chapter 3: Lapsing Back into Oil Addiction: Retreating from Battle under Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush 71</p> <p>Chapter 4: Blood and Treasure: The Heavy Cost of Dependence on Middle East Oil 89</p> <p>Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming: A Dangerous Experiment with the Planet 103</p> <p>Chapter 6: The Magic and Limits of Market-Based Solutions 121</p> <p>Chapter 7: Seeing through the Ideological Blinders (of the Right and the Left) 133</p> <p><b>PART TWO: Seven Economically and Politically Viable Paths to Energy Independence 143</b></p> <p>Chapter 8: Solution One: Store Massive Emergency Reserves 145</p> <p>Chapter 9: Solution Two: Drive the Car of the Future 157</p> <p>Chapter 10: Solution Three: Bring Alternative Fuels to Market 173</p> <p>Chapter 11: Solution Four: Plug into an Electric Future 181</p> <p>Chapter 12: Solution Five: Adopt Energy Taxes Liberals and Conservatives Can Like 191</p> <p>Chapter 13: Solution Six: Make Energy Conservation a Patriotic Duty 203</p> <p>Chapter 14: Solution Seven: Throw Some “Hail Marys” 213</p> <p><b>PART THREE: Securing Our National Future 221</b></p> <p>Chapter 15: What We Need from National Leaders (and from Voters) 223</p> <p>Acknowledgments 231</p> <p>Notes 233</p> <p>Index 243</p>
"Hakes’s insights into the politics of energy make the book especially relevant this voting season, and it would be a good addition…" (<i>Library Journal</i>, September 2008) <p>"Evenhanded and insightful history…a compelling tutorial for anyone seeking to understand the geopolitical forces that have America over a barrel of oil." (<i>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i>, August 10, 2008)</p> <p>"...an outpost of sanity in the mostly absurd babble surrounding the 'energy crisis'" (<i>E & P</i>, September, 2008)</p>
<b>Jay Hakes</b> was head of the Energy Information Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1993 to 2000, where he oversaw the collec-tion and dissemination of America's official energy data and analysis. He has given testimony before congressional committees on more than twenty-five occasions and is currently head of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.
<p>"Hakes argues persuasively that the United States can end its damaging dependence on foreign oil. He tells the story of failures and surprising successes in federal energy policies of the last forty years, and where we need to go in the future. Both a careful scholar and a realistic veteran of state and federal government, Hakes has written an important book that provides workable solutions to our nation's energy problems."<br/> <b>– Former President Jimmy Carter</b> <p><i>In response to the oil crises of the 1970s, America developed a bipartisan energy policy that made us safer, greener, and far less dependent on foreign oil. It was so successful that American oil imports fell by fifty percent and greenhouse gas emissions dropped nine percent in just five years. How was this possible, and how can we do it again?</i> <p><i>A Declaration of Energy Independence</i>—written by one of the country's top energy experts—outlines seven economically and politically viable paths to energy independence. It also answers the questions many Americans have been asking: <ul> <li>How can we break the links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq?</li> <li>Will it wreck our economy if we deal with the tough issues of energy?</li> <li>Which new technologies can help get us out of our current energy predicaments?</li> <li>What kind of a president do we need to lead us to a better energy future?</li> <li>Should we be pessimistic or optimistic about our energy prospects?</li> </ul> <p>"This book and its message are long overdue."</br> <b>–Former President Jimmy Carter</b>

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