Politics & the Price of Oil

Are we expecting a gallon of gasoline to keep rising in price indefinitely? What factors affect the increasing prices at the pump? Use these subject words to find more in the library catalog:

• petroleum industry


• energy policy


• gasoline


• petroleum products


• petroleum reserves

All titles are in the adult non-fiction section of the LSC-CyFair Library (unless otherwise noted):

Leading by Example: How We Can Inspire an Energy and Security Revolution by Bill Richardson - Wiley, 2008
call number 333.79 Ric

Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence" by Robert Bryce - PublicAffairs, 2008
call number 333.79 Bry

Oil and the Future of Energy: Climate Repair, Hydrogen, Nuclear Fuel, Renewable and Green sources, Energy Efficiency compiled by the editors of Scientific American Magazine - Lyons, 2007
call number 333.79 Oil

Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline by Lisa Margonelli - Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2007
call number 338.272 Mar

The Oil and The Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea by Steve LeVine - Random House, 2007
call number 338.272 Lev

American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century by Kevin Phillips - Penguin Books, 2007
call number 973.931 Phi

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (DVD) written, produced and directed by Basil Gelpke & Ray McCormack - New Video Group, 2007
call number 622.338 Cru (on the non-fiction DVD shelves near the 1st floor customer service desk)