Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-116) and index.

Oil dependence : an overview / Russell McLendon -- Foreign oil dependence threatens US economic and national security / Rebecca Lefton and Daniel J. Weiss -- Foreign oil dependence is an economic and political advantage / Roger Howard -- Oil dependence strengthens US enemies / Jonathan Powers -- The United States should reduce its oil dependence / President Barack Obama -- A broad-based solution to our energy problem / Ben Adler -- The US should seek energy resilience by shifting to electricity / Andy Grove -- Domestic oil resources will reduce foreign dependence / Gary Jason -- Military expenditures drastically increase the true cost of foreign oil / Peter Maass -- Oil companies should bear the true costs of oil / Mark Engler -- Methanol can reduce foreign oil dependence / Robert Zubrin -- Public transportation can reduce foreign oil dependence / Robert J. Shapiro, Kevin A. Hassett, and Frank S. Arnold -- The Pickens plan to reduce oil dependence is not realistic / Vaclav Smil.