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Terry Tamminen. Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction

Here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. President George W. Bush, 'State of the Union Address' January 31, 2006

If we continue to burn oil for much of our energy needs, despite our science and foreknowledge, we could still end up like them.

There are many alternatives to oil and many strategies we can use to ensure that those alternatives compete on a level playing field.

But, like any addiction, we must first admit that we have a problem and then make the decision to solve it.

How much would you pay for a gallon of gas? $2.50? $10.00? Would you pay with the health of your lungs or with years taken from your lifespan?

The infamous "pain at the pump" runs much deeper than our wallets, argues Terry Tamminen, former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and current Special Assistant to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Petroleum may power our cars and heat our homes, but it also contributes to birth defects and disorders like asthma and emphysema, not to mention cancer. In Lives Per Gallon, Tamminen takes a hard look at these and other health, environmental, and national security costs hidden in every barrel of oil.

While the petroleum industry is raking in huge profits, Tamminen shows, it is studiously avoiding measures that would lessen the hazards of its products. Using the successful lawsuits by state governments against big tobacco as a model, the author sets forth a bold strategy to hold oil and auto companies accountable and force industry reform. He also offers a blueprint for developing alternative energy sources based on California's real world experiences.

Certain to be controversial, Lives Per Gallon is an unblinking assessment of the true price of petroleum and a prescription for change. The choice is clear: continuing paying with our health, or kick our addiction and evolve beyond an oil-dependent economy.

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