Summary: The solutions provided by the politicians (poli-sci and other non intellectual marshmallow majors) weren’t worth excrement.
The solutions provided by scientists and engineers worked.
Hmmmm, perhaps there is a lesson there somewhere.
(Yes, I know this is not always true...but then again....)
Understatement of the day. How about active opposition by the federal government.
I also remember that Congress authorized the Alternative Energy Fuel tax on gasoline ($0.05/gal, I think) that was supposed to be used to develop alternative energy sources. I wonder if that tax is still in place and if it ever resulted in one additional gallon for fuel for anyone, or did it end up in the general fund to buy free cell phones for deadbeats so they could get reelected?
Prez Carter said to burn newspapers and put another sweater on.
Why hasnt President Trump disbanded the corrupt Dept. Of Energy?That Department hasnt produced a Watt of electricity,A pound of coal or a gallon of gasoline during its existence.
Kill it now.
Our energy problems are a matter of political manipulation form paid off politicians
And then Reagan deregulated the price of oil.
During that period, the price of oil went from $25 per barrel to $100 per barrel. We ran out of $25 oil.
If you go back to the 70s, we ran out of $12 oil.
I was just a kid then but I remember when we ran out $2 oil in the 50s.
That's the way it is with oil and all fossil fuels.
Probably everybody remembers the natural gas shortages in 2000. In California Swartzenegger replace Gray Davis and in Texas Cornyn replaced Phil Gramm.
Back then, only Texas and California had begun the shift from coal to natural gas. Now, many states are using natural gas to generate power so the next natural gas shortage will be severe.
Everybody is going to be mad at Trump because he is sending all the US natural gas to China, India and Germany.
Having multiple vehicle in the fam solved the odd-even thing.
Driving a truck with twin gas tanks to Canada and back also allowed a supply to be distributed among other vehicles at home. Dangerous though during the transfers.
It was a terrible time of lame government interference.
Sounds like some form of collusion?
Are the Russians in this?
Does Mueller have this on his to-do list?
Erroeneous title.
We are not “energy independent” due to “shale” or anything else. We are importing the energy equivelant of about 10 million barrels a day, or close to 20% of U.S. consumption. Yes, that represents imports at less of a % than in the past. But consumption has also gone up about 880 million barrles a year since 2014, and with a growing economy likely to grow more. The question - as to “energy independence” is not can we get even more from domestic production, but can domestic production grow to exceed domestic consumption. THAT is the development to which we can claim “energy independence”.
Nothing wrong with the article’s sentiemnts. It is simply EMPTY of data and facts showing exactly what the U.S. oil production and consumption picture really is.
End all ethanol subsidies, thereby further lowering energy costs and super charge the economy.