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Author Hakes, Jay E.

Title A declaration of energy independence : how freedom from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the environment / Jay Hakes
Published Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (iv, 252 pages) : illustrations
Contents pt. 1. The problem of America's energy dependence. America's plunge into reliance on foreign oil -- A forgotten victory gives hope : how America solved its last energy crisis and cut oil imports in half -- Lapsing back into oil addiction : retreating from battle under presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush -- Blood and treasure : the heavy cost of dependence on Middle East oil -- Fossil fuels and global warming : a dangerous experiment with the planet -- The magic and limits of market-based solutions -- Seeing through the ideological blinders (of the right and the left) -- pt. 2. Seven economically and politically viable paths to Energy independence. Solution one : store massive emergency reserves -- Solution two : drive the car of the future -- Solution three : bring alternative fuels to market -- Solution four : plug into an electric future -- Solution five : adopt energy taxes liberals and conservatives can like -- Solution six : make energy conservation a patriotic duty -- Solution seven : throw some "Hail Marys" -- pt. 3. What we need from national leaders (and from voters)
Summary "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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Energy policy -- United States
Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- United States
Power resources -- United States
World politics -- 21st century.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Energy.
SCIENCE -- Energy.
Energy policy
Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects
Power resources
World politics
Energipolitik -- Förenta staterna.
Energiförsörjning -- Förenta staterna.
Olja (petroleum) -- politiska aspekter -- Förenta staterna.
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780470378854
0470378859
9780470419496
0470419490
9780470378748
0470378743
1281752002
9781281752000
9786611752002
6611752005