A Declaration of Energy Independence : How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment.
Jay. Hakes
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley , c2008
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (258 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- A DECLARATION OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE: How Freedom from Foreign Oil Can Improve National Security, Our Economy, and the Environment -- Contents -- Introduction: Why Energy Independence Matters More Than Iraq -- MAJOR RISKS TO NATIONAL SECURITY, THE ECONOMY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- FINDING SOLUTIONS -- Part I: The Problem of America's Energy Dependence -- Chapter 1: America's Plunge into Reliance on Foreign Oil -- THE SPECTER OF OIL IMPORTS -- BUILDING A WALL -- NEW CHALLENGES -- THE UNRAVELING -- EMBARGO -- "PROJECT INDEPENDENCE" -- MANAGING THE CRISIS -- "THE FIRST PRIORITY" -- END OF THE EMBARGO -- SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS -- Chapter 2: A Forgotten Victory Gives Hope: How America Solved Its Last Energy Crisis and Cut Oil Imports in Half -- "THE MOST PAROCHIAL ISSUE THAT COULD EVER HIT THE FLOOR -- "THE MORAL EQUIVALENT OF WAR -- HOUSES DIVIDED -- AMERICA'S SECOND ENERGY CRISIS -- A RENEWED SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS -- MORE WORK TO DO -- IRAQ VERSUS IRAN -- THE END OF CONTROLS -- "RESULTS" -- Chapter 3: Lapsing Back into Oil Addiction: Retreating from Battle under Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush -- "DISMANTLE IT, ALL OF IT -- MORE PROBLEMS IN THE PERSIAN GULF -- SURPRISE FROM IRAQ -- THE CLINTON YEARS -- THE MARKET TURNS -- THE MISSING RESPONSE -- THE END OF COMPLACENCY -- Chapter 4: Blood and Treasure: The Heavy Cost of Dependence on Middle East Oil -- FIFTY YEARS OF PLANNING -- WHY IRAQ? -- A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING -- AT WHAT PRICE? -- Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming: A Dangerous Experiment with the Planet -- CONTROVERSY OVER THE SCIENCE DELAYS ACTION -- THE ENERGY CONNECTION -- THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- FOUR CONTENTIOUS ISSUES -- NEW THINKING ABOUT ENERGY INDEPENDENCE -- Chapter 6: The Magic and Limits of Market-Based Solutions -- WHEN MARKETS WORK -- REMEMBERING BASIC PRINCIPLES.. - Index.. - THE INCONVENIENT REALITIES OF THE MARKET -- TECHNOLOGY AND THE MARKET -- A TURNING OF THE SHIP? -- Chapter 7: Seeing through the Ideological Blinders (of the Right and the Left) -- THE BLINDERS OF THE LEFT -- THE BLINDERS OF THE RIGHT -- TURNING ON THE LIGHT BULB -- LET'S NOT BE TEPID -- Part II: Seven Economically and Politically Viable Paths to Energy Independence -- Chapter 8: Solution One: Store Massive Emergency Reserves -- HOW DID WE GET A STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE? -- PROVING ITS VALUE -- WHY ISN'T THE OIL RESERVE BIGGER? -- GETTING THE SIZE RIGHT -- EXPANDING THE MISSION -- THE PROS AND CONS -- Chapter 9: Solution Two: Drive the Car of the Future -- STANDARDS CAN CHOP GASOLINE CONSUMPTION -- CRITICISMS OF STANDARDS HAVE SOME VALIDITY, BUT ARE MANAGEABLE -- STANDARDS NEEDED UPDATING -- TECHNOLOGY OFFERS THE KEYS TO SUCCESS -- THE PATH AHEAD -- Chapter 10: Solution Three: Bring Alternative Fuels to Market -- SOME ALSO-RANS -- THE WINNERS WILL BE . . . -- HOW TO MOVE AHEAD -- Chapter 11: Solution Four: Plug into an Electric Future -- THE PATH WE'RE ON -- CONNECTING TO THE GRID -- ENVISIONING A PLUG-IN FUTURE -- STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ELECTRICITY -- Chapter 12: Solution Five: Adopt Energy Taxes Liberals and Conservatives Can Like -- THE CASE FOR . . . -- THE HURDLES -- THE KEY INGREDIENT -- CAPS AND TRADING -- FINDING THE RIGHT PATH -- Chapter 13: Solution Six: Make Energy Conservation a Patriotic Duty -- RETHINKING THE NATIONAL INTEREST -- GIVING NATURE HER DUE -- THE PATRIOTIC AUTO SHOPPER -- THE PATRIOTIC HOME BUYER -- THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS -- Chapter 14: Solution Seven: Throw Some "Hail Marys" -- SETTING PRIORITIES -- A NEW SOURCE FOR BIODIESEL -- Part III: Securing Our National Future -- Chapter 15: What We Need from National Leaders (and from Voters) -- THE TIME LAGS OF ENERGY -- CHANGING THE POLITICS -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.. - 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.
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| ISBN | 9780470267639
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