TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bryce,Robert
TI  - Gusher of lies: the dangerous delusions of "energy independence" 
SN  - 9781586483210 (hard cover : alk. paper)
AV  - TJ163.25.U6 B794 2008
U1  - 333.790973 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - PublicAffairs
KW  - Power resources
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - United States
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007041459-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2007041459-d.html
ER  -