Independence-(z)


 * Bahgat, Gawdat. “United States Energy Security.” __The Journal of Social, Political and__** **__Economic Studies__ 26.3 (Fall 2001): 515-542.**

The author, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, examines the history of U.S. oil consumption as well as strategies to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. He argues that obtaining a higher degree of energy independence will require a multi-faceted approach consisting of at least the following five components: increasing domestic production through technological advances, conservation, nuclear power, increasing the strategic petroleum reserve, and developing a comprehensive energy policy for the entire western hemisphere. Bahgat concludes that in the near-term the Persian Gulf will remain a primary source of imported U.S. oil, and he argues that a solution to what President Bush calls the “energy crisis” will take time. (Katie Ertmer)

The author, a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, argues that fuel cell technology has the potential to transform the world, both in terms of climate and in terms of geopolitics. The author models four potential fuel cell scenarios and concludes that the Air Force can and should lead the way in developing and using fuel cell technology. This article provides a valuable look at how the government, using the armed forces, could pioneer the use of sustainable technologies in order to prevent the military from having to enter conflict to secure oil for U.S. consumption. (Katie Ertmer)
 * Blanks, David P. “Fuel Cells: Powerful Implications.” __Air and Space Power Journal__** **(Spring 2004): Retrieved June 1, 2007**
 * http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj04/spr04/blanks.html.**