SUMMARY INTRODUCTION   by Max Schulz ABOUT THE AUTHOR ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MYTHS MYTH 1: The U.S. gets the largest share of its oil imports from the Middle East MYTH 2: The U.S. is rapidly running out of fossil fuels, but within ten years, we can replace them with alternative fuels and renewable energies MYTH 3: Moving toward renewable energies and away from fossil fuels will likely increase national employment levels MYTH 4: Conservation and efficiency gains alone can meet our future energy needs MYTH 5: U.S. forests and landfill space are shrinking MYTH 6: Our air is becoming more polluted MYTH 7: Nuclear power is unsafe MYTH 8: Offshore oil drilling has often caused significant environmental damage MYTH 9: The Earth is warming at a steady rate MYTH 10: Humans are the main drivers of the greenhouse effect, which is likely to cause global warming POLICY IMPLICATIONS APPENDIX NOTES POLL RESULTS Manhattan Institute/Zogby Survey of Adults – Question Frequencies Manhattan Institute/Zogby Survey of Adults – Question X-tabs

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Drew Thornley is an independent policy analyst focused primarily on energy, environmental, and natural resources. Thornley is the author of a forthcoming article on wind energy for the University of Houston Law Center’s Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal. He currently teaches business law at Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Thornley graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in economics from The University of Alabama in 2002 and received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2005.

Acknowledgment

The Center for Energy Policy and the Environment is supported in part by the Robert and Ardis James Foundation.

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