IEER

Securing the Energy Future of the United States:

Oil, Nuclear, and Electricity Vulnerabilities and
a post-September 11, 2001 Roadmap for Action

By: Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.
A preliminary report of IEER's energy assessment project

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Takoma Park, Maryland
November 2001




Press Release

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Summary and Recommendations

Chapter 2: Energy System Security Criteria

Chapter 3: The Bush Administration and the IEER Energy Plans

Chapter 4: Vulnerability Comparison: The Bush and IEER Energy Plans

Chapter 5: Policy Recommendations

References

References

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November 2001