A Declaration of Energy Independence
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.
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"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."--Former President Jimmy CarterIn 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?A Declaration of Energy Independence--written by one of the country's top energy experts--outlines seven economically and politically viable paths to energy independence. It also answersthe questions many Americans have been asking:
How can we break the links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq?Will it wreck our economy if we deal with the tough issues of energy?Which new technologies can help get us out of our current energy predicaments?What kind of a president do we need to lead us to a better energy future?Should we be pessimistic or optimistic about our energy prospects?
"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."
--Former President Jimmy Carter
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?
A Declaration of Energy Independence--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:
- How can we break the links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq?
- Will it wreck our economy if we deal with the tough issues of energy?
- Which new technologies can help get us out of our current energy predicaments?
- What kind of a president do we need to lead us to a better energy future?
- Should we be pessimistic or optimistic about our energy prospects?
--Former President Jimmy Carter
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?
A Declaration of Energy Independence--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:
- How can we break the links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq?
- Will it wreck our economy if we deal with the tough issues of energy?
- Which new technologies can help get us out of our current energy predicaments?
- What kind of a president do we need to lead us to a better energy future?
- Should we be pessimistic or optimistic about our energy prospects?
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „A Declaration of Energy Independence “
Introduction: Why Energy Independence Matters More Than IraqPART ONE: The Problem of America's Energy Dependence
Chapter 1: America's Plunge into Reliance on Foreign Oil
Chapter 2: A Forgotten Victory Gives Hope: How America Solved Its Last Energy Crisis and Cut Oil Imports in Half
Chapter 3: Lapsing Back into Oil Addiction: Retreating from Battle under Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush
Chapter 4: Blood and Treasure: The Heavy Cost of Dependence on Middle East Oil
Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels and Global Warming: A Dangerous Experiment with the Planet
Chapter 6: The Magic and Limits of Market-Based Solutions
Chapter 7: Seeing through the Ideological Blinders (of the Right and the Left)
PART TWO: Seven Economically and Politically Viable Paths to Energy Independence
Chapter 8: Solution One: Store Massive Emergency Reserves
Chapter 9: Solution Two: Drive the Car of the Future
Chapter 10: Solution Three: Bring Alternative Fuels to Market
Chapter 11: Solution Four: Plug into an Electric Future
Chapter 12: Solution Five: Adopt Energy Taxes Liberals and Conservatives Can Like
Chapter 13: Solution Six: Make Energy Conservation a Patriotic Duty
Chapter 14: Solution Seven: Throw Some "Hail Marys"
PART THREE: Securing Our National Future
Chapter 15: What We Need from National Leaders (and from Voters)
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Autoren-Porträt von Jay Hakes
Jay Hakes 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.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jay Hakes
- 2008, 1. Auflage., 256 Seiten, Maße: 16,5 x 22,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0470267631
- ISBN-13: 9780470267639
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „A Declaration of Energy Independence “
"Hakes's insights into the politics of energy make the book especially relevant this voting season, and it would be a good addition!" (Library Journal, September 2008) "Evenhanded and insightful history!a compelling tutorial for anyone seeking to understand the geopolitical forces that have America over a barrel of oil." (Atlanta Journal--Constitution, August 10, 2008) "...an outpost of sanity in the mostly absurd babble surrounding the a energy crisisa " (E & P, September, 2008)
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