The main article in this issue is entitled "War Without Oil." On 31 January 2006, President Bush pronounced in his annual State of the Union Address, that "America is addicted to oil." and that the key to eliminating US dependence on foreign energy was through the application of breakthrough technologies as part of this Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI). Focused on revolutionizing energy sources and used for facilities and automotive applications, the President proposed increasing Department of Energy (DoE) research and development (R&D) funding by 22 percent to accelerate technologies in clean coal consumption, nuclear energy, solar, wind, biofuel renewables, hybrids, and fuel-cells in order to move beyond a petroleum-based economy. The President's AEI represents one of the numerous energy independence proposals to surface on the nation's agenda since the Arab oil embargo of 1973. Despite decades of effort by government institutions, industry, and academia to free America of its petroleum addiction, the simple fact is that over the last 30 30 years American oil consumption has increased by one-third and imports have more than doubled. By 2025 the Energy Information Agency predicts that Americans will be importing 68 percent of their petroleum needs. Other articles concern contemporary issues such as risk analysis, history of logistics.