Lights Out!; Ten Myths About (And Real Solutions To) America's Energy Crisis
New York, N.Y. St. Martin's Press, July 2010. First Edition [stated]. Hardcover. 254 pages. Signed and Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads: Tom--To a real energy leader. Thanks for all you do to help us power America. Hope you enjoy the Read. Spencer Abraham. Includes Acknowledgments, Preface, Introduction, Conclusion, Bibliography, and Index. Chapters include Energy Myths and Facts; Threats to Our Energy and Environmental Security; Why We Have Failed to Address Our Energy Security Threats; and The Road Ahead. Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author and politician who was a United States Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001 and the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush, from 2001 to 2005. Abraham, a Republican, is one of the founders of the Federalist Society and a co-founder of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. To date, Abraham is the last Republican to serve as a U.S. Senator from Michigan. Abraham was elected to represent Michigan in the United States Senate in 1994, and he served until 2001 when he was defeated for reelection to the Senate in 2000 for a second term by Debbie Stabenow. According to the New York Times, State Republicans attributed his loss to "scathing advertisements by a wide range of special interest groups, including advertisements that criticized Mr. Abraham's support for a relaxation of some immigration restrictions". In 1996, when President Clinton endorsed Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's proposed cuts to legal immigration Senator Abraham played a leading role in blocking the proposed cuts. Abraham focused on a pragmatic energy strategy that called for blending a variety of energy sources, including nuclear, clean coal, solar, wind, and natural gas, with a more determined effort at improving energy efficiency through the deployment of smart energy grids and buildings, to help meet our challenges while preserving our economy and the environment.
The Ten Myths are provided to the reader in bold print on the first page of the first chapter of the book:
1. We can achieve energy independence.
2. If gas prices rise abruptly it must be due to an oil company conspiracy.
3. Global warming is a complete hoax
4. Nuclear plants are just as unsafe as they were at 3 Mile Island.
5. Renewable energy is universally popular and completely safe for the environment.
6. We are entering the age of natural gas that will follow the ages of coal and oil, and it will largely solve our energy problems.
7. Raising CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards 30% will produce 30% reduction in oil consumption.
8. Electrical transmission lines cause cancer.
9. All you have to do is to choose the right energy technology and subsidize it.
10. All we need is a new Manhattan Project to solve our energy needs.
The book addresses each of these 'myths'. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Power Resources, Energy Conservation, Energy Policy, Energy Independence, Energy Supply, Global Warming, Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Fuel Economy, Electrical Transmission, Energy Technology, Energy Prices, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuels
ISBN: 9780312570217
[Book #79887]
Price: $50.00