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Kerry Calls for U.S. Energy Independence
He made a similar statement about three months ago and I have been waiting see if there will be a plan that produces some tangible effect. With the start of the summer driving season approaching and gasoline prices soaring, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said the United States should strive for energy independence. "There are two reasons why we cannot be asleep at the wheel during this current energy crisis," Kerry said in the weekly Democratic radio address. "First, soaring energy prices are putting our economy at risk and second, our dependence on Middle East oil is putting our national security at risk. But it doesnât have to be this way." He is right on all three counts. In the short term, the Massachusetts senator said, the United States should divert oil being used to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (search) and bring it to market. The White House says, though, that would have only a negligible impact on pump prices. Kerry also said the countryâs leaders should demand that Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing nations increase supply. Thats his plan? He said his long-term strategy as president would include investments in alternative fuels and new technologies that are more fuel-efficient. He said he would establish tax credits to help make fuel-efficient cars more affordable. At best these things will slow the rate at which things get worse. They will not solve it. "Our dependence on foreign oil is a problem we must solve together the only way we can â by inventing our way out of it," Kerry said. Sounds like his plan is to wait for someone to invent perpetual motion, or the greenie equivalent know as the Hydrogen economy. Posted by: Phil B 2004-05-22 |
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