After the second shock: pragmatic energy strategies

Journal Article · · Foreign Aff.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/20040204· OSTI ID:6300238

Stobaugh, R; Yergin, D

Revolution in Iran has brought oil production and supply interruptions comparable to those following the 1973 embargo and has dramatized U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern producers. Romanticisms and self-interest complicate the continued U.S. debate over fuel strategies, which are more in need of a pragmatic study of the alternatives to imported oil. A balanced program is proposed, one which calls for government leadership rather than management. Financial incentives for the untested alternatives of conservation and solar energy are economically feasible and would cause less disruption than over-production of fossil and nuclear fuels.

• OSTI ID: 6300238
• Journal Information: Foreign Aff.; (United States), Journal Name: Foreign Aff.; (United States) Vol. 57:4; ISSN FRNAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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