Energy Independence: Good Goal or Muddled Myth?
Steven F. Hayward, Kenneth P. Green
April 17, 2008
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Energy independence is a popular recent catchphrase, but it is remarkably undefined. What does “energy independence” really mean? Is it independence from the use of certain kinds of energy altogether? Is it independence from price fluctuations? From supply disruptions? From certain suppliers in particular? Is it independence from foreign entanglements, such as our continuing involvement in the Middle East? Or is it just a fanciful term for wishful thinking?

Robert Bryce, author of Gusher of Lies (PublicAffairs, March 2008), will join AEI scholars Steven F. Hayward and Kenneth P. Green to discuss the realities, liabilities, and possibilities of energy independence.

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Steven F.
Hayward
  • Steven F. Hayward writes on a wide range of public policy issues. He is the author of the Almanac of Environmental Trends, and the author of many books on environmental topics. He has written biographies of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and of Winston Churchill, and the upcoming book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents. Mr. Hayward is also a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. He contributes to AEI's Energy and Environment Outlook series. 
  • Phone: 202-862-5882
    Email: shayward@aei.org

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    Name: Hiwa Alaghebandian
    Phone: 202-862-5820
    Email: hiwa.alaghebandian@aei.org
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Kenneth P.
Green
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