Oil, Andrea C. Nakaya, book editor
Type
Label
Oil, Andrea C. Nakaya, book editor
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Oil
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
62341604
Responsibility statement
Andrea C. Nakaya, book editor
Series statement
Opposing viewpoints
Table Of Contents
ch. 1. Is there an oil crisis? -- 1. A worldwide oil shortage is approaching / Colin J. Campbell -- 2. There is no approaching oil shortage / M.A. Adelman -- 3. The United States faces an energy crisis / Paul Roberts -- 4. The United States does not face an energy crisis / Dennis Behreandt -- 5. The depletion of Saudi Arabian oil supplies will cause an oil crisis / Michael T. Klare -- 6. Oil production by Russia will prevent an oil crisis / James Flanigan -- ch. 2. How can America reduce domestic oil prices? -- 1. America needs more oil refineries / Ben Lieberman -- 2. America does not need more oil refineries / Jerry Taylor, Peter Van Doren -- 3. Oil drilling should be allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge / Walter J. Hickel -- 4. Oil drilling should not be allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge / Elizabeth Kolbert -- 5. America's domestic policies cause high oil prices / Tom DeWeese -- 6. Reliance on Middle East oil keeps oil prices high / Peter Huber, Mark Mills -- ch. 3. What energy policies should America pursue? -- 1. The United States should reduce its consumption of foreign oil / Michael T. Klare -- 2. Reducing consumption of foreign oil will harm the United States / Austan Goolsbee -- 3. Fuel efficiency standards should be raised / Joan Claybrook -- 4. Fuel efficiency standards should not be raised / David N. Laband, Christopher Westley -- 5. Transitioning to a hydrogen economy can reduce oil dependence / Douglas L. Faulkner -- 6. Transition to a hydrogen economy cannot reduce oil dependence / David Morris -- 7. The 2005 Energy Bill will help solve America's energy problems / Samuel Bodman -- 8. The 2005 Energy Bill will not solve America's energy problems -- ch. 4. How does oil impact international relations? -- 1. U.S. involvement in the 2003 Iraq war was motivated by oil / Paul Rogers -- 2. U.S. involvement in the 2003 Iraq war was not motivated by oil / Charles A. Kohlhaas -- 3. The United States cannot escape dependence on Saudi Arabian oil / Joe Barnes, Amy Jaffe, Edward L. Morse -- 4. The United States can minimize its dependence on Middle East oil / Robert McGarvey -- 5. China and Russia may use oil interests to threaten America's global power Irwin M. Stelzer -- 6. Saudi Arabia is using oil profits to spread Islamic fundamentalism / Joseph Braude -- 7. America is using the war on terror to further its oil interests in Central Asia / Lutz Kleveman