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IN ONE of the first books out of the gates on the Gulf oil spill, William Freudenburg and Robert Gramling deliver a lucid and succinct account of the blowout, its underlying causes and why US energy policy must change. Through compelling storytelling the pair chronicle the US鈥檚 century-long love affair with oil and show how an over-reliance on 鈥渇ail-safe鈥� technology culminated in one of the largest spills in history. The authors argue for stronger regulations, an end to oil subsidies, and an understanding among politicians that no amount of drilling will bring about US energy independence.

The book falls flat in its concluding remarks, however. Freudenburg and Gramling argue that the US should begin weaning itself off oil so that it will be better prepared for the day when none remains. But they make no mention of a more pressing reason to curb consumption of such a carbon-rich fossil fuel: climate change.