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Introduction: the persistent delusion
Imports are us
The emotional appeal of energy independence
The false promises of energy independence
The global energy power shift
1972:texas taps out
1973:the embargo, militarism, and rhetoric
September 15, 2004: the non-OPEC peak meets surging demand
September 27, 2004:the neocon crusade begins
Skepticism and thermodynamics
The best buy effect
More efficiency, more fuel
The ethanol scam Sidebar:the ethanol timeline
Running out of (natural) gas
Nuclear power: megawatts from foreign uranium
The "opiates of energy policy": coal-to-liquids and imported coal
Solar: the 1 percent solution
Hot air Sidebar: Thomas Friedman's Maginot line
The view from Jubail
The rise of Dubai and the "Shift in Gravity"
Isolate Iran? don't count on it
A few suggestions Sidebar: what about fuel taxes and carbon taxes?
Conclusion.

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