Chillaxing on the beach? Put down the spy thriller or “romance” novel, and bone up on some policy, sluggard! Don’t worry, this will be brief.
MYTH 1: “[N]ot having energy independence” is “a national-security threat.”
THE FACTS: Sorry, Nikki Haley, but coal, petroleum, natural gas, uranium, and the technologies associated with each are bought and sold on a global market — and that’s a good thing.
Energy journalist Robert Bryce concedes that the “emotional appeal” of going it alone is “undeniable.” But unlike politicians, the author of Gusher of Lies understands that reality renders the goal not only impossible, but undesirable.
Take a glimpse at the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s chart of America’s “petroleum flow” in 2022. Our country taps a lot of its own crude, and imports a fairly sizable amount, too. We refine black gold produced domestically and abroad, consume a huge portion of the finished products ourselves, and sell what remains.
What’s wrong with that?
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