Escaping America's Future: A Clarion Call for a National Energy Security Strategy

Abstract

The United States consumes almost one quarter of all of the available oil on earth to sustain its economy and world influence. The U.S. has become overly dependent on foreign oil and is one the top producers of greenhouse gases. U.S. leaders and departments are implementing various efforts to overcome this oil addiction, but are not coordinating these efforts so as to avoid unintended consequences. This essay proposes the development of a National Energy Security Strategy (NESS), outlines six themes for implementing the strategy, and identifies the critical factors in each theme that need to be addressed in a synchronous manner.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA526183

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Connelly

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Climate Change
  • Commerce
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Security
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Law
  • Mass Transportation
  • National Security
  • Natural Gas
  • Renewable Energy
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Wind Energy

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies