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March 07, 2009

Myths of energy independence

I've always considered the notion that the U.S. could maintain it's current oil use intensity thirty-eight plus years past domestic peak yet one day soon achieve independence from foreign oil completely nonsensical. But every politician from Bush to Kerry to Obama declares the intention to do just that. The notion is as crazy as it is politically appealing. See archive posts HERE and HERE.

Last year Mother Jones magazine covered this ground in a provocative article by Paul Roberts. Highly recommended.

"Two years on, anyone who's been to a gas station or a grocery store knows the prince had very little to worry about. Despite supposedly bold initiatives such as last year's Energy Independence and Security Act, America is no freer from foreign oil: Since 2006, imports have remained steady at about 13 million barrels every day ..." --Paul Roberts

Posted by The Owl at 00:39. Filed under: Energy

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