Contents

• A world oil shortage is inevitable / Kenneth S. Deffeyes.
• World oil supplies are plentiful / Robert L. Bradley Jr.
• U.S. energy independence is not a realistic goal / Pietro S. Nivola.
• The United States invaded Iraq to control its oil reserves / Michael T. Klare.
• The United States did not invade Iraq to control its oil reserves / Jerry Taylor.
• U.S. dependence on Middle East oil threatens national security / Conrad Burns.
• U.S. dependence on Middle East oil is not a national security issue / Donald Losman.
• Raising car and truck mileage standards will reduce oil imports / David Friedman.
• Raising car and truck mileage standards will endanger motorists / Sam Kazman.
• Oil conservation vouchers will strengthen America’s energy independence / Martin Feldstein.
• Drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge will decrease America’s reliance on foreign oil / Walter J. Hickel.
• The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should remain off-limits to oil drilling / Edward J. Markey