Bryce, Robert. <br/><br/>
Gusher of lies :  the dangerous delusions of "energy independence" / 
Robert Bryce. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  PublicAffairs,  c2008. 
 - xii, 371 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-359) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781586483210 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1586483218 (hard cover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007041459 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA809158  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014500531  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Power resources.<br/>Energy policy.<br/>Power resources--United States.<br/>Energy policy--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TJ163.25.U6  / B794 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.790973