Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability
Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability – Review
I didn’t read the complete book, I kind of partially skimmed until I finally got to chapter five, which initially looked more interesting, a account of the oil age. But the inconsistencies and glaring omissions created to add up. The Iraq War was usually omitted, the honor of the energy companies alternative energy research just didn’t jibe with my long term memory. Omitted Congress closing the Enron loophole (very odd, since one of their theses is that the oil market is finally broke). The decades long (and intentional) closing of refineries. Then I quickly noticed that a portion of events were scrubbed of their political context, American politics appears devoid of Republicans or Democrats. I still wasn’t getting it at this point, so I horizontally flipped to the recommendations chapter..pretty boring stuff. Then my eyes lit on “Restructure Taxes, Fees…” which is good, I consider that important…but it was all tax changes for the little people. I skim the list of contents, and what do I see in a new light? The name of chapter 3 “Breaking Detroit’s Stranglehold on Energy and Climate Policy”, Jiminy Christmas, now the name of the book becomes sense too, “Two Billion Cars.” This book is a propaganda piece commissioned by the oil companies to shift the blame for, everything basically, onto the auto industry. Probably element of a currently continuing PR campaign, now that they have quickly climbed down from initially denying climate change isn’t happening. Of course they don’t blame the officers of either party, they will have to bribe, er, co-operate with whoever is in office. I would widely read this book with a cynical eye. If you want a noble book about the story of oil, try “The Prize”. If you want a noble book about alcohol fuel, try “Alcohol can be a Gas”. If you require to pay out of your own pocket to deliver now advertising, this is the book for you. Maybe the place of the book is outstanding, but I’ll never know.