Re: The mythical goal of "energy independence..."



Tartarus wrote:
On Jan 13, 4:06 am, Christian Williamson <c.wi...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The next time someone makes a big deal about the US and energy
independence, pick up this article and read from it:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/10/AR200...

I've been an enthusiastic proponent of the US relying less on foreign
oil, but it's a very tall order, probably impossible, according to this
author.

The author is an ignoramus.

Of course, he is, which is why the Washington Post published his article and not yours.
.



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