Public Opinion: Can the United States Achieve Energy Independence?
Is it an achievable or even desirable policy? A pair of experts disagree—join the debate now
Record gasoline prices are affecting every aspect of the U.S. economy, and the nation's burgeoning energy problems have become a frontline issues in the presidential election. Can the United States achieve energy independence? Is it a realistic goal, and would it even be a desirable national policy? Joseph Romm of the Center for American Progress says yes, while PFC Energy's J. Robinson West says no. Post your thoughts below.
Reader Comments
Save your energy
The only way we can be energy independent is to produce electriciy using coal and natural gas. Otherwise the price of energy will put us in the 3rd world group.
A law is required to insure that all oil produced in the USA stays in the USA. We are currently creating biofuel in Erie,PA and shipping it to Europe. Alaska oil is shipped to Japan. Producers must get a better price.
Yes, electric cars, hydrogen cars are a great idea but coal will make up more CO2 unless electric plants invest billions for the new technology.
Oh, maybe Iraq will sell us their oil at half price for our attacking them and our troups never leaving.
Save your energy. Oil is here to stay if we can keep the cheats out of the commodities market.
Concrete Actions
I agree with the thoughts and being a Engineering Mind that It is possible and very reality that true leader can think and realize the facts of the most advance having the technical and resources to ends to the advange for every one and not the lobbyists and certain corporation in narrow mindedness and certain interest in parsonal or certain peoples.
There could be huge amount of energy that can be harvest from the Solar Power with very very folds in returs when done at the very less costly to every one beside the urgent need and urge that we can and should diliver as a leading nation at all aspects and responsibility at the present time being in capacity.
Nuclear, Wind and Geothermal are other options or collectively as well as Coal that could be refined to produce less Corbon Dioxide and take measures in other ways of Efficient use of the Energy that we presently using in the available forms by the technology.
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