5:27 PM 4/23/2008 - 7 myths of energy independence

The Seven Myths of Energy Independence
NEWS: Why forging a sustainable energy future is dependent on foreign oil
By Paul Roberts
May/June 2008 Issue

Hmmmm. I used to think that Mother Jones was kind of a hippy dippy publication. I don't think that way any more.

Myth #2

Ethanol Will Set Us Free

Made me think about the Independent Lens show that we watched late last Sunday. It was called King Corn It was one of the most entertaining informational films I've ever watched.

Myth #3

...The doe found that replacing three-quarters of the U.S. fleet with plug-in hybrids would cut vehicle CO2 emissions by 27 percent nationwide—40 percent or more if the country's power system were upgraded to match California's low-carbon grid...

Trains are more efficient. WaPo just used a really nifty graphic two days ago, helllloooooooo?

Myth #7
Once Bush Is Gone, Change Will Come

No presidential candidate has indi­cated he or she will raise energy taxes or sit down in oil talks with Tehran. All have ties to a self-interested energy sector, be it coal, ethanol, or nukes....