Even more swiftly than the price of oil rose, it has tumbled to the range that seemed far-fetched when Reinert spoke and oil was more than $130 a barrel. Now that drop threatens a wide variety of game-changing plans to find alternatives to oil or ways to drastically reduce U.S. consumption. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
A fantastic story. On one hand, it cuts through the vague promise of electric cars and an petroleum independence to present the facts on projects that might lead to that goal, and the substantial obstacles that stand in the way of those projects. But at the same time, Mr. Mufson is the best kind of idealist. He points to the system obstacles in the way of electric cars, and asks a wide variety of smart people how to overcome them. A great jumping off point for anyone who wants to seriously consider how to make concrete progress towards energy independence in the United States.
