Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of "energy independence" /
Bryce, Robert.
Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of "energy independence" / Robert Bryce. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2008. - xii, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-359) and index.
Introduction: the persistent delusion -- Imports are us -- The emotional appeal of energy independence -- The false promises of energy independence -- The global energy power shift -- 1972:texas taps out -- 1973:the embargo, militarism, and rhetoric -- September 15, 2004: the non-OPEC peak meets surging demand -- September 27, 2004:the neocon crusade begins -- Skepticism and thermodynamics -- The best buy effect -- More efficiency, more fuel -- The ethanol scam Sidebar:the ethanol timeline -- Running out of (natural) gas -- Nuclear power: megawatts from foreign uranium -- The "opiates of energy policy": coal-to-liquids and imported coal -- Solar: the 1 percent solution -- Hot air Sidebar: Thomas Friedman's Maginot line -- The view from Jubail -- The rise of Dubai and the "Shift in Gravity" -- Isolate Iran? don't count on it -- A few suggestions Sidebar: what about fuel taxes and carbon taxes? -- Conclusion.
9781586483210 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1586483218 (hard cover : alk. paper)
2007041459
GBA809158 bnb
014500531 Uk
Power resources.
Energy policy.
Power resources--United States.
Energy policy--United States.
TJ163.25.U6 / B794 2008
333.790973
Gusher of lies : the dangerous delusions of "energy independence" / Robert Bryce. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2008. - xii, 371 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-359) and index.
Introduction: the persistent delusion -- Imports are us -- The emotional appeal of energy independence -- The false promises of energy independence -- The global energy power shift -- 1972:texas taps out -- 1973:the embargo, militarism, and rhetoric -- September 15, 2004: the non-OPEC peak meets surging demand -- September 27, 2004:the neocon crusade begins -- Skepticism and thermodynamics -- The best buy effect -- More efficiency, more fuel -- The ethanol scam Sidebar:the ethanol timeline -- Running out of (natural) gas -- Nuclear power: megawatts from foreign uranium -- The "opiates of energy policy": coal-to-liquids and imported coal -- Solar: the 1 percent solution -- Hot air Sidebar: Thomas Friedman's Maginot line -- The view from Jubail -- The rise of Dubai and the "Shift in Gravity" -- Isolate Iran? don't count on it -- A few suggestions Sidebar: what about fuel taxes and carbon taxes? -- Conclusion.
9781586483210 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1586483218 (hard cover : alk. paper)
2007041459
GBA809158 bnb
014500531 Uk
Power resources.
Energy policy.
Power resources--United States.
Energy policy--United States.
TJ163.25.U6 / B794 2008
333.790973