There is a lot being said about energy dependency. There are few real solutions being offered.
Robert Zubrin, whom you might dismiss offhand since he is best known as an advocate for colonizing Mars, has been propagating ideals to effectively reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Although his area of expertise is engineering his economics are sound from my perspective.
Worth a read.
Summary and recommendations: Achieving Energy Victory
His views on why hydrogen is doomed as a solution: The Hydrogen Hoax
Methanol vs. Ethanol vs. ?: The Methanol Alternative
The video is over an hour so be warned: Cspan Video Link
I’m always searching for writers who have no agenda. I should say hidden agenda since all authors want to sell books. He appears to fall into this category. I would love to read of counters to his arguments. All I have found so far just attack him and give spurious complaints to his logic. The reviews of his book on Amazon are very positive.
The word from Dr. Zubrin that bothers many is “mandated“. There is probably a path that does not involve mandates…look at the number of households that voluntarily recycle their household refuse.