Ending the Energy Stalemate technical Appendix

Chapter 1 : Enhancing Oil Security

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1. Risk of Oil Supply Disruptions

• The Costs of US Oil Dependency
  Ian Parry and Joel Darmstadter, Resources for the Future
• The United States and the Middle East: Policies and Dilemmas
  Amy Myers Jaffe, AMJ Energy Consulting

2. Domestic Oil Production

• Federal Subsidies: How Can They Best Be Targeted? Ecos Consulting

3. Unconventional Oil

• Staff Background Paper

4. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

• Basic Facts About the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
  Staff Background Paper

5. Raising Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards

• The Potential of Diesel Technology in Improving the Fuel Economy of the U.S. Passenger Vehicle Fleet
  Staff Background Paper
• Transportation Policy Options Policy Definitions and Discussion
  Daniel Meszler , Meszler Engineering Services
• Assessment of International Vehicle Fuel Economy Policies
  Michael Walsh, Michael Walsh Associates

6. Reforming CAFE

• Flexibility Mechanisms for Fuel Economy Standards
  Carolyn Fischer, Resources for the Future
• CAFE Safety Valve
  Staff Background Paper

7. Address Potential for Adverse Job Impacts through Economic Incentives for Hybrids and Advanced Diesels

• Fuel Saving Technologies and Facility Conversion: Costs, Benefits, and Incentives
  University of Michigan Transportation, Research Institute and Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
• Manufacturer Facility Conversion Credit – International Trade Law Issues
  Robert Nordhaus, Van Ness Feldman
• Manufacturer Facility Conversion Credit – Examination of Potential Structural Limitations in Federal Tax Law
  Robert Nordhaus, Van Ness Feldman