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“I plan to deliver an address from the Oval Office one month from today. The topic will be oil dependence.” With these opening words, Freedom from Oil takes the reader to the highest levels of government, as Cabinet members and White House aides debate how to break our addiction to oil. In a fast-moving narrative, David Sandalow shows how to solve this problem while offering a unique window into the White House at work. A White House veteran, Sandalow explores what would happen if the next President made breaking the United States' addiction to oil a top priority. In crisp and clear prose, Sandalow explains the size of the challenge and then offers a powerful message of hope. “This issue unites Americans,” he writes. “Game-changing technologies are at hand.” Plug-in cars, biofuels and measures to improve traffic are all part of the solution. Throughout the book, profiles of fascinating individuals help bring serious policy dialogue to life. From the commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq to a grandmother in northern Alaska to an electric car entrepreneur to the winner of the Indianapolis 500, Freedom from Oil is filled with stories of people whose lives have been touched by oil dependence-and are working to find solutions. Drawing on both his government experience and energy expertise, Sandalow depicts the President's top advisers as they explore options, shape solutions and create national policy, culminating in an inspiring speech by the President to the nation.

作者简介

戴维·桑德罗(David Sandalow)，布鲁金斯学会能源和环境专家及高级研究员。现任“克林顿全球倡议”能源和气候工作组主席。曾出任主管海洋、国际环境和科学事务的助理国务9即、美国国家安全委员会负责环境事务的资深主任和白宫环境质量委员会负责全球环境的副主任等职务。经常在《纽约时报》、《华盛顿邮报》、《华盛顿时报》、《金融时报》、《国际先驱论坛报》和《科学》等刊物上发表文章。