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Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away from Oil
Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away from Oil
Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away from Oil
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Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away from Oil

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The former Marine and Indianapolis mayor issues “a call to action to shift from gasoline to electricity in transportation” to transform our foreign policy (Hoosier History Live).
 
Every day, millions of Americans get behind the wheels of their car, peacefully unaware of where the gas that powers their vehicle originates. Only transportation and industrial uses consume significant quantities of oil in the United States, with transportation by far the dominant user. Electric power generated by oil is virtually nonexistent, while residential and commercial heating uses for oil continue to fall.
 
In Less Oil or More Caskets, Greg Ballard profiles the history of US troops in the Middle East the last forty plus years and the impact the oil industry has had on our international politics. More than a recap, Ballard makes a call to action for American politicians and citizens to change their ideas about transportation in America. By changing the fuel in our vehicles and embracing new technologies in transportation, he argues that within two decades our nation and the world could be on the path to freedom from the current dependence on oil-rich nations. This would preclude the United States from having to send troops overseas to protect the supply of oil for the entire world, saving both dollars and lives.
 
“Ballard is still proud of his initiatives to reduce the city’s reliance on gasoline and has transformed that zeal into a national policy. His book emphasizes his hopes to bring the troops home by cutting funds that go to terrorism.”—The Herald Bulletin
 
“An important, admonitory argument and appeal that will reward determined readers with open minds.”—Kirkus Reviews
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 1, 2019
ISBN9780253037473
Less Oil or More Caskets: The National Security Argument for Moving Away from Oil

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