Product Description

“When David Sandalow writes about energy and the environment, we should all pay close attention.”-Al Gore

Bipartisan solutions for a crisis that every US President has faced since the 1970s

“I plan to deliver my first address from the Oval Office two weeks from today. The topic will be oil dependence.” From these opening lines, Freedom from Oil delivers a fast-paced narrative of debates at the highest levels of government. A former assistant secretary of state under Bill Clinton, David Sandalow draws on his White House experience to dramatize how the next President could shape a new plan for ending the United States' addiction to oil-a plan both Democrats and Republicans could rally around.

With dueling memoranda from Cabinet members and the President's top staff, Sandalow breaks new ground with serious policy analysis that keeps the reader turning pages until the President's speech to the nation. Throughout, fascinating profiles tell the stories of individuals who shed light on these issues.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #642538 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

From the Back Cover

Widespread Acclaim for

Freedom from Oil

“When David Sandalow writes about energy and the environment, we should all pay close attention.”-Al Gore

“Freedom from Oil is a compelling analysis of one of the great challenges of our time. David Sandalow draws upon his extensive White House experience and offers a powerful vision of a clean energy future.”-William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

“David Sandalow's Freedom from Oil should be required reading for all concerned citizens and elected officials.”-U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar(R-IN), from the Foreword

“One of the clearest, most innovative approaches to energy that has been written. A superb combination of policy and politics, cast in highly readable government policy and memo format. Every American should read David Sandalow's book.” -General Wesley Clark

“Superb analysis and recommendations that show how we can break our dependence on oil without further dithering. The next Administration, or this one, could do no better than to go with Sandalow's package.” -R. James Woolsey, Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton; former director, Central Intelligence Agency

“Freedom from Oil should be at the top of the reading list for America's next president . . . This is an important book for anyone concerned about the most pressing threat to our security, our economy and our environment.” -Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council

About the Author

David Sandalow is Energy Environment Scholar and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is a former assistant secretary of state and senior director on the National Security Council.