| Description |
xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-259) and index. |
| Summary |
A White House veteran, Sandalow explores what would happen if the next President made breaking America's addiction to oil a top priority. Offering a window into the White House at work, Sandalow explains the size of the challenge and then offers a message of hope. "This issue unites Americans," he writes. "Game-changing technologies are at hand." Throughout the book, profiles help bring serious policy dialogue to life: from the commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq to a grandmother in northern Alaska to an electric car entrepreneur to the winner of the Indianapolis 500, the book is filled with stories of people whose lives have been touched by oil dependence-and are working to find solutions. Drawing on both his government experience and energy expertise, Sandalow depicts the President's top advisers as they explore options, shape solutions and create national policy.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
pt. I. The problem -- General -- Memorandum from the President -- Memorandum from the Counselor -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Energy : ten facts about oil -- National security -- Memorandum from the National Security Adviser -- "General fights for renewable energy" (Profile : Gen. Richard Zilmer) -- Environment -- Memorandum from the Chair, Council on Environmental Quality -- Memorandum from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency -- "Messenger from the North" (Profile : Sarah James) -- Economic -- Memorandum from the Chair, National Economic Council -- "Fred Smith on the Move" (Profile : Frederick W. Smith) -- Trapped in the 1970s -- Note from the President -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Energy -- pt. II. Solutions -- Plug-in cars -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Transportation -- Note from the President -- "From showroom to the big screen" (Profile : Chelsea Sexton) -- "Electric entrepreneur" (Profile : Martin Eberhard) -- Biofuels -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Agriculture -- Memorandum from the U.S. Trade Representative -- Note from the President -- "I am Indy" (Profile : Buddy Rice) -- "From high tech to ethanol" (Profile : Vinod Khosla) -- Fuel efficiency -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Transportation -- Note from the President -- "Man with a mission" (Profile : Jerome Ringo) -- Memorandum from the Chair, Council of Economic Advisers : gasoline tax -- Coal -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Energy -- Note from the President -- "Jon Tester, senator-farmer" (Profile : Jon Tester) -- Hydrogen -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Energy -- Note from the President -- Smart growth -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development -- Note from the President -- "A visit to Biotown, USA" (Profile : Reynolds, Indiana) -- Strategic petroleum reserve -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Energy -- Diplomatic strategy -- Memorandum from the Secretary of State -- pt III. Decision -- General -- Memorandum from the Chief of Staff -- Role of government -- Note from the President -- Memorandum from the Secretary of Energy -- A scarce resource -- Memorandum from the Counselor -- Speech language -- Note from the President -- Memorandum from the Director, Office of Speechwriting -- Final choices -- Memorandum from the Vice President -- Note for the President from the Chief of Staff -- Announcement -- White House press release -- The President's Speech to the Nation -- Notes. |
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Petroleum conservation -- Government policy -- United States.
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Energy development -- Government policy -- United States.
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- United States.
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Energy policy -- United States.
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Petroleum as fuel -- United States.
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Energy conservation -- United States.
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Green technology -- United States.
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Sustainable living -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780071489065 hardback |
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0071489061 hardback |
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