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Less Oil Or More Caskets - The National Security Argument for Moving Away From Oil

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Informationen zum Autor Greg Ballard Klappentext Every day, millions of Americans get behind the wheels of their car, peacefully unaware of where the gas that powers their vehicle originates. Only transportation and industrial uses consume significant quantities of oil in the United States, with transportation by far the dominant user. Electric power generated by oil is virtually nonexistent, while residential and commercial heating uses for oil continue to fall. In Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away From Oil, Greg Ballard profiles the history of US troops in the Middle East the last forty plus years and the impact the oil industry has had on our international politics. More than a recap, Ballard makes a call to action for American politicians and citizens to change their ideas about transportation in America. By changing the fuel in our vehicles and embracing new technologies in transportation, he argues that within two decades our nation and the world could be on the path to freedom from the current dependence on oil-rich nations. This would preclude the United States from having to send troops overseas to protect the supply of oil for the entire world, saving both dollars and lives. . Zusammenfassung - Profiling the history of the US in the Middle East and the impact oil has had on its international politics. - Supporting new technologies, the author argues oil-independence will save hundreds of thousands of lives of soldiers - The author is a US Marine Lt. Colonel (retired) and former mayor of Indianapolis Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Moving Away from Oil: Why Now? 1. What is the Situation? 2. The Military Side 3. What Are the Costs? 4. How Did We Get to This Point? 5. What Is the Technology Today-and What Does the Future Hold? 6. What Would Happen? 7. What Should We Do Now? 8. A Final Thought Appendix A: Congressional Donations Data Appendix B: Price of a Barrel of Oil, 1986-2015 Appendix C: Even the Saudis Know Appendix D: How Did We Get Here? Selected Bibliography ...

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Authors Greg Ballard, Gregory A Ballard, Gregory A. Ballard
Publisher Indiana University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.01.2019
 
EAN 9780253037442
ISBN 978-0-253-03744-2
No. of pages 144
Series Indiana University Press (IPS)
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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