The End of Energy: The Unmaking of America's Environment, Security, and Independence

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The End of Energy The End of Energy The Unmaking of America’s Environment, Security, and Independence Michael J. Graetz The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England © 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. For information about special quantity discounts, please email special_sales@ mitpress.mit.edu. This book was set in Stone Sans and Stone Serif by Toppan Best-set Premedia Limited. Printed and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Graetz, Michael J. The end of energy : the unmaking of America’s environment, security, and independence / Michael J. Graetz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-262-01567-7 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1. Energy policy—United States. 2. Energy resources development—United States. 3. Energy industries—United States. 4. United States—Economic policy. I. Title. HD9502.U52G685 2011 333.7900973—dc22 2010040933 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my daughters Casey, for her unflagging support and encouragement Dylan, whose skepticism proved an inspiration and Sydney, for her estimable judgment and great good humor ...