Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil

by Robert Zubrin

Overview

In this compelling argument for a new direction in U.S. energy policy, a world-renowned engineer and the bestselling author of "The Case for Mars" lays out a bold plan for breaking the economic stranglehold that the OPEC oil cartel has on our country and the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591025917
Publisher:	Prometheus Books
Publication date:	10/31/2007
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.35(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Robert Zubrin (Indian Hills, CO) is president of Pioneer Astronautics and also president of the Mars Society. For many years he worked as a senior engineer for Lockheed Martin. In addition, he is the author of the critically acclaimed nonfiction books The Case for Mars, Entering Space, Mars on Earth; the science fiction novels The Holy Land and First Landing; and articles in Scientific American, The New Atlantis, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mechanical Engineering, and The American Enterprise. He has appeared on major media including CNN, CSPAN, the BBC, the Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, and NPR.

What People are Saying About This

James Woolsey

"Robert Zubrin pulls no punches and moves effortlessly from a fascinating oil-centered take on WW II to making the mathematics of oil alternatives intelligible to lay readers. Oil and hydrogen take huge hits and alcohol fuels win big. Don't miss this one."--(James Woolsey, former Director, Central Intelligence Agency)

Gal Luft

"To win the war on terror, we need to remove the yoke of our oil dependence and cut the flow of petrodollars to regimes that spread radical Islam. Energy Victory is a bold, yet realistic plan to do just that. It is a vitally important book about the most critical issue we face today."--(Dr. Gal Luft, Executive Director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security)

Anne Korin

"Robert Zubrin's Energy Victory highlights fuel choice in the transportation sector as a real world option and imperative to reducing America's dependence on the petrostates that fund radical Islam. It is a compelling read."--(Anne Korin, Executive Director, Set America Free Coalition; Editor, Energy Security)

Clifford D. May

"Americans are buying ammunition for their enemies every time they buy gas. Energy security is the way out of this dilemma and Dr. Zubrin has a plan to achieve it."--(Clifford D. May, Syndicated Columnist, President, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies)

James P. Clark

"In Energy Victory, Zubrin supplies a forceful plan to finally break oil's global stranglehold and seriously address world development. This is something we've really needed for some time. Washington should sit up and take notice."--(James P. Clark, Chairman, World Technology Network)

George Weigel

"Americans are finally becoming aware that energy isn't just an economic or environmental issue; it's a grave national security issue. It's long past time to stop bankrolling terrorism by transferring billions of dollars to unstable and corrupt regimes that just happen to be sitting on top of most of the world's petroleum. Energy Victory is an important, timely contribution to the debate over breaking the oil habit and achieving energy security."--(George Weigel, Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center; Author, Witness to Hope)