Energy and American Politics: A Documentary and Reference Guide
In Energy and American Politics: A Documentary and Reference Guide, primary documents illuminate historic turning points in American energy policy. It presents the background knowledge necessary to understand the ways in which politics have influenced--and continue to shape--America's energy choices. Users of this accessible guide can fairly assess the economic, environmental, and national security implications of all energy alternatives, including fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas, as well as so-called renewables such as solar, wind, and nuclear power.
The book spotlights documents such as President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" speech (1953), President Nixon's announcement of the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970), President Reagan's speech in support of nuclear power (1981), the Exxon Valdez oil spill report (1989), the Obama administration's investments in clean energy (late 2000s to present day), and speeches from Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse (2013) and Republican senator Jim Inhofe (2015) on climate change and energy choices, among many others.
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