Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil | 
| Author: Robert Zubrin
Publisher: Prometheus Books
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1591025915
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.790973
EAN: 9781591025917
ASIN: 1591025915
Publication Date: November 10, 2007
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Book Description
In this compelling argument for a new direction in US energy policy, world-renowned engineer and best-selling author Robert Zubrin lays out a bold plan for breaking the economic stranglehold that the OPEC oil cartel has on our country and the world. Zubrin presents persuasive evidence that our decades-long relationship with OPEC has resulted in the looting of our economy, the corruption of our political system, and now the funding and protection of terrorist regimes and movements that are committed to our destruction. Debunking the false solutions and myths that have deterred us from taking necessary action, Zubrin exposes the fakery that has allowed many politicians -- including current US president George W. Bush -- to posture that they are acting to resolve this problem while actually doing nothing significant toward that goal. Zubrin's plan is straightforward and practical. He argues that if Congress passed a law requiring that all new cars sold in the USA be flex-fueled -- that is, able to run on any combination of gasoline or alcohol fuels -- this one action would destroy the monopoly that the oil cartel has maintained on the globe's transportation fuel supply, opening it up to competition from alcohol fuels produced by farmers worldwide. According to Zubrin's estimates, within three years of enactment, such a regulation would put 50 million cars on the road in the USA capable of running on high-alcohol fuels, and at least an equal number overseas. Energy Victory shows how we could be using fuel dollars that are now being sent to countries with ties to terrorism to help farmers here and abroad, boosting our own economy and funding world development. Furthermore, by switching to alcohol fuels, which pollute less than gasoline and are made from plants that draw carbon dioxide from the air, this plan will facilitate the worldwide economic growth required to eliminate global poverty without the fear of greenhouse warming. Energy Victory offers an exciting vision for a dynamic, new energy policy, which will go a long way toward safeguarding homeland security in the future and provide solutions for global warming and Third World development.
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Spread the idea June 9, 2008
Brilliant ideas for solving the recurring energy crises once and for all! Must-read for every American, especially politicians. Thank you Mr. Zubrin!
The solution to our energy problems June 8, 2008
Great historical information on the middle east. Lines out the strategy to become energy independent in short order. Fabulous book.
Victory through ingenuity June 5, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Gas is $3.80. OPEC continues to bleed us. The Saudi's continue to export radical Islam financed by our oil dollars. Environmentalist continue to obstruct. To counter these factors Zubrin lays out a solid, cogent plan utilizing METHANOL not corn based ETHANOL. This plan uses existing technology not pie in the sky maybe here in 10 years hopes and dreams.
breaking free of oil May 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This publication opened my eyes to a potential future free of foreign dependency for energy. I'm surprised that the general public is unaware of several of facts presented in this book. I would highly encourage everyone to read this book
Realizing Energy Independence with Alcohol Fuels May 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fantastic book which lays out how we can break free of our national addiction to oil and how alcohol fuels (ethanol & methanol) can compete in the very near future with the oil economy.
The Federal Gov't can play a significant role by mandating that all cars/trucks sold in the U.S. must be able to run on both gasoline & alcohol (flexible fuel vehicles). I would add to this argument by also mandating that a certain percentage of gasoline stations across the country (say 33% to begin with) be mandated to carry at least one ethanol/methanol (E85 or M85) pump.
Outstanding book! Well written and grounded in reality with an engineer's perspective. Enjoyable and informative reading.
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