Newsweek(!) economics columnist, prolific author and well respected economist Robert Samuelson makes the case for home grown energy independence. Click on the following quote to go to the article:
"What keeps these areas closed are exaggerated environmental fears, strong prejudice against oil companies and sheer stupidity. Americans favor both "energy independence" and cheap fuel. They deplore imports -- who wants to pay foreigners? -- but oppose more production in the United States."
