The hard truth about oil
No matter what the president says, conservation is America's only route to energy independence.
By Nelson D. Schwartz, FORTUNE Europe editor
February 9, 2006: 11:31 AM EST
NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Presidents going back to Richard Nixon have been talking about energy independence. It's one of those vote-getting platforms that no one could possibly be against -- like world peace, mom and apple pie. It gives us the illusion of control over our energy destiny, which we don't have, at least in a fossil-fuel based economy.
But its a lost cause.
The only way we're ever going to be able to boost oil supplies here at home is through conservation, and that's something the government is going to have push aggressively, at least until technological advances like cellulosic ethanol, hydrogen and other alternative energy forms become available.
Don't take my word for it. Just listen to what Big Oil has to say
posted by Oil Shock at 9:17 AM
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