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EVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ..................... 4

American Reliance on Foreign Energy Sources ................. 4

Environmental, Political, and Economic Factors Which Must Be Addressed in the Development of A National Energy Policy ...... 10

Environmental Considerations .............. 12

Economic and Political Considerations .................... 20

Literature Review Synthesis .................. 29

3  METHODOLOGY .................................. 31

4  FINDINGS AND RESULTS ......................... 32

Descriptions of Alternative Energy Sources .................. 32

Relative Evaluations of Energy Sources ...................... 35

5  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION ..................... 37

Conclusion ................................... 37

Recomendation ................................ 38

REFERENCES ............................................... 39

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1  US Energy Production, Consumption, and Net Exports/Imports, by Energy Source ......... 5

2  Energy Surplus and Deficit Characteristics by International Region ................. 7

3  Energy Reserves by Energy Source and by International Region ................. 9

4  Relative Evaluations of Energy Sources .................... 35

In early1991, the war in the Middle East, given its initial impetus by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, brought home to the American people once again just how dependent the United States (US) is on foreign supplies of energy. Further, the ...