Alternative Fuels: Moving US Transport Off Oil
David E. Lane
U85-5550 The Politics of Oil
Graduate Program in International Affairs
Washington University in St. Louis
Spring Semester 2006
Introduction
A single day’s news reflects the broader ramifications of U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. Securitization of oil and energy supplies is a major focus of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and around the globe, but these efforts have a far greater cost than just what we see at the pump. Military operations in Iraq alone have cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars but rather than making Americans safer, the occupation has become a catalyst for anti-American sentiments in the Middle East and beyond. For reasons such as these, it would seem prudent to begin a national transition towards decreased petroleum dependence.
The military, petrochemical arena (plastics, pesticides), and the aviation industry are all sectors where petroleum needs are vital and for......
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