A Policy of Discontent; The Making of A National Energy Strategy

xvi, 446, [2] pages. Foreword by Paul T. Ruskin. Figures. Tables. Reference and Citations. Index. Inscribed by the author on fep. Inscription appears to state: To Marty & Corly With the best wishes of old friendships. Vito Stagliano May 2007. The author was born in Italy he came to the United States at the age of 13. After Peace Corps service in Mauritania, he joined the Federal Government, working 11 years in West Africa; Department of Energy in Washington rising to the rank of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Analysis. He worked on issues in the forefront today: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; National Energy Strategy legislated in 1992. Awarded bronze and silver medal for exceptional service by the Secretary of Energy and meritorious service medal by President George H. W. Bush. Authored "A Policy of Discontent: The Making of a National Energy Strategy", co-authored "A Shock to the System: the Restructuring of America's Electric Utility Industry" and many other works. As Director of Research for National Commission on Energy Policy, he provided Congress with research/analysis on climate change. The history and a comprehensive analysis of 65 years of energy policy-making, with an insider's view of the four-years that resulted in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Placed in the context of U.S. energy policy-making since the New Deal, Stagliano presents a case study which lends a historical basis for measuring the ongoing work of the G. W. Bush Administration to craft a national energy strategy.…