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Energy Independence: It's About Demand, Not Supply

Posted on September 05, 2008

Tis the political season, and so we're treated to scenes of one group happily chanting Drill, baby, drill! while another group pledges more support for solar and wind power, while clean coal industry lobbyists throw convention parties for delegates and an oil billionaire buys ads to promote wind and natural gas. It's generally great to see all of this attention on energy issues, which have been too long neglected. But all the rhetoric about Energy Independence has been focused predominantly on finding new sources of supply, whether it be incumbent types (fossil fuels) or alter...

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