Renewable Energy and Conservation

The Prius Strategy: How to Displace Iraqi Oil with Energy Efficiency.
The problem: a war that has cost $250 billion (so far), with no plausible explanation except to gain control of Iraq's oil. Another large appropriation is now in Congress. Our representatives will support it until there is a large outcry against continuing to fund this war.

What if we didn't need the oil?

By Roger Lippman, April 2006

U.S. Must Kick The Habit - Conservation Measures More Effective Than Seeking New Oil
Letter to the Seattle Times, by Roger Lippman, September 15, 1990

The Apollo Alliance Promoting sustainable and clean energy economy that will create good jobs, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and create cleaner and healthier communities.

Union of Concerned Scientists - EnergyNet

Alaskan Oil's Threat to National Energy Security By Amory B.Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, Spring 2001. The many ways in which oil development in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge would worsen our energy security, and the wealth of energy-efficient alternatives.

Bush's Energy Policy May 20, 2001

The California Energy Crisis: Dubya Wins a Nobel Prize By John Hulls, February 22, 2001

Solar Energy Links

Security Meltdown Debunking the nuclear theology. By Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, Summer 2005

Gas Guzzling Food We use about as much energy to grow our food as to power our homes or fuel our cars. By Thomas Starrs, American Solar Energy Society, July 2005

   

Energy policy
From CultureChange.org

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Switching from a car to a 13 MPG SUV for a year wastes...

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Energy Action Coalition

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