"Confronting collapse was first published in 2009 as A presidential energy policy : twenty-five points addressing the Siamese twins of energy and money"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-238) and index.

The need for leadership -- Thinking like a President in the face of a global problem -- Depletion: refilling Niagara Falls with a garden hose -- Reserve estimates: playing a fool's game with numbers -- Infrastructures and the grid -- Iraq -- Saudi Arabia -- Food -- Evaluating alternative energies -- The alternatives -- Localization: the alternative to the alternatives -- Money -- Foreign policy -- Setting the policy -- An emergency 25-point plan for action.