A short list of NRDC reports, issue briefings and fact sheets that offer solutions to America's oil dependence.
Clean Energy: The Solution to High Gas Prices (pdf)
A July 2008 NRDC analysis shows that with the support of Congress we can pursue alternatives to drilling that will allow drivers to lower their fuel bills immediately, with the average driver saving about $800 on gas per year.
Tuning Up America: Real Relief for High Gas Prices (pdf)
This July 2008 NRDC analysis shows that oil savings from clean energy solutions and greater energy efficiency would be more than 500 percent higher than the output from drilling in the year 2030, making these alternatives to drilling the real opportunity for relief for consumers hit hard by gas prices.
The Key to Lower Gas Prices: Efficiency, Not Oil Shale, Can Reduce the Price at the Pump Now (pdf)
Clean energy solutions are more certain, affordable and immediate than potential development from oil shale. Commercial oil shale development is not likely to reduce gas prices, but proven energy efficiency measures for cars and trucks can provide immediate relief from rising gas prices.
Oil Shale by the Numbers: Dirty Fuels Won’t Solve America's Energy Crisis (pdf)
Oil shale production requires massive amounts of electricity and water and would dramatically increase the pollution that causes global warming.
The Key to Lower Gas Prices: Efficiency, Not Oil Shale, Can Reduce the Price at the Pump Now (pdf)
Clean energy solutions are more certain, affordable and immediate than potential development from oil shale. Commercial oil shale development is not likely to reduce gas prices, but proven energy efficiency measures for cars and trucks can provide immediate relief from rising gas prices.
Addicted to Oil (pdf)
This June 2007 NRDC issue paper identifies the states that are most vulnerable to increases in gas prices, and those states that are doing the most to implement policies that protect consumers and the environment and reduce vulnerability to oil price hikes.
Driving It Home: Choosing the Right Path for Fueling North America's Transportation Future
This June 2007 report explores the full scale of the damage done by attempts to extract oil from liquid coal, oil shale, and tar sands; examines the risks for investors of gambling on these dirty fuel sources; and lays out solutions for guiding us toward a cleaner fuel future.
Coal in a Changing Climate
This index collects policy documents about the implications of the world's reliance on coal.
Biofuels: The Growing Solution to Energy Dependence and Global Warming
In the fight to stop global warming and break our addiction to oil America needs to employ all our ingenuity. We need more efficient vehicles and we need a clean and renewable alternative to oil. Biofuels produced and used responsibly can also be a component of a streategy to beat back global warming. The following NRDC studies and fact sheets answer some of the most pressing questions about these fuels.
In the Tank: How Oil Prices Threaten Automakers' Profits and Jobs
This July 2005 report from NRDC and noted auto industry analysts says that sales, profits and American jobs are at risk if Detroit's three big automakers continue with their SUV-reliant business strategy in the face of higher oil prices.
America's Oil Policies
This index contains detailed analyses of the failings and consequences of current U.S. oil policy as well as NRDC's recommendations for energy policies that will reduce U.S. oil use while safeguarding our security and our economy.
See the Oil and Energy section of the main NRDC website for additional information.