In this compelling argument for a new direction in US energy policy,
world-renowned engineer and best-selling author Robert Zubrin lays out a
bold plan for breaking the economic stranglehold that the OPEC oil
cartel has on our country and the world. Zubrin presents persuasive
evidence that our decades-long relationship with OPEC has resulted in
the looting of our economy, the corruption of our political system, and
now the funding and protection of terrorist regimes and movements that
are committed to our destruction.
Zubrin's plan is straightforward and practical. He argues that if
Congress passed a law requiring that all new cars sold in the USA be
flex-fueled--that is, able to run on any combination of gasoline or
alcohol fuels--this one action would destroy the monopoly that the oil
cartel has maintained on the globe's transportation fuel supply, opening
it up to competition from alcohol fuels produced by farmers worldwide.
According to Zubrin's estimates, within three years of enactment, such a
regulation would put 50 million cars on the road in the USA capable of
running on high-alcohol fuels, and at least an equal number overseas. He
further advocates tariff policies favoring alcohol over petroleum
imports.
"Energy Victory" offers an exciting vision for a dynamic, new energy
policy, which will not only go a long way toward safeguarding homeland
security in the future but will also provide solutions for global
warming and Third World development.
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
