A New Energy Strategy for the United States: Energy Independence

Authors

  • Stephen J. Moretto

Abstract

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men...are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (2nd Continental
Congress, 1776). In 1776, our founding fathers declared independence
from the oppression of a foreign power and took action to create a free
nation to be true to their ideals. Today, this freedom is being threatened
by US dependence on oil supplied by foreign powers. This dependence
is increasingly encroaching on the general welfare of the nation, in
terms of our national security and economic well-being. US dependence
on foreign energy imports is at an all-time high and will likely increase
if current policies and strategies do not change.
Since 2001, natural gas and oil prices have doubled largely due to
lack of global capacity to supply world demand for energy. Fossil fuel
prices will continue to rise over the next 20 years as world supplies of
oil and natural gas struggle to keep up with rapidly increasing world
demand and as countries compete for fossil fuel supplies. Energy sup-
ply and prices affect the cost of all products produced in the US. Fur-
thermore, energy supply greatly impacts US strategic decision-making,
influencing our decisions on how we confront international crises in
terms of deciding which countries to ally with, and which countries to
tolerate despite ideological differences.

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Author Biography

Stephen J. Moretto

Mr. Stephen J. Moretto serves the US Navy as the Littoral Combat Ship Production Business Manager. He prepares and manages the execution of the ship production department’s budget that exceeds $40M per year.
Mr. Moretto earned an MS in national resource strategy from National Defense University, 2006; Stanford Executive Program, 2002; an MS in engineering administration, Virginia Tech, 1998; and a BS in industrial engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, 1990. His certifications include Program Management, DAWIA Level 3; Business, Cost Estimating, and Financial Management, DAWIA Level 3; Science & Technology Management, DAWIA Level 3; and Systems Engineering, DAWIA Level 3. (DAWIA Level 3 is the Department of Defense’s highest level of certification.)
He served as the US Navy’s Engineering and Science Community Manager in the Bureau of Personnel where he advised senior Navy leadership on strategic human resource management issues relating to the Navy’s 40,000 civilian engineers and scientists. Mr. Moretto was Director of Analysis and Evaluation in the Office of Naval Research Planning and Evaluation Office. He led the Cost Engineering and Analysis Division’s Aircraft Carrier Cost Engineering Process Team. He wrote the first Aircraft Carrier Total Ownership Cost Management Plan that laid out the process to reduce aircraft carrier costs by several billion dollars per ship, receiving several awards for these efforts.
Mr. Moretto has published articles in the Defense Acquisition Journal, Program Manager Magazine, and the ASE/ASNE Journal.
He can be contacted at: 202-781-4173 (work); 703-861-7994 (cell); email: stephen.moretto@navy.mil.

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Published

2023-07-11

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Moretto, S. J. . (2023). A New Energy Strategy for the United States: Energy Independence . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 33(2), 24–75. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/19757

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