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001 2008009617
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005 20110723082255.0
008 080318s2008 njua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aHD9502.U52$bH336 2008
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100 1 $aHakes, Jay E.
245 12 $aA declaration of energy independence :$bhow freedom from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the environment /$cJay Hakes.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bJ. Wiley,$cc2008.
300 $aiv, 252 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPt. 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).
650 0 $aEnergy policy$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPetroleum industry and trade$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPower resources$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld politics$y21st century.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008009617-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008009617-t.html