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Article: Energy interdependence.(Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence)(Book review)
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GUSHER OF LIES: The Dangerous Delusions of 'Energy Independence'
By Robert Bryce
359 pages; Public Affairs, 2008
As part of the fall elections, candidates will claim to be vigorous supporters of "energy independence." They will tell voters, "I'm the one who can best deliver America from the dangerous habit of relying on foreign oil." And most voters will applaud enthusiastically because the notion that the United States needs to become energy independent has become a sacred cow. A political candidate might as well come out against motherhood as to question the need for energy independence.
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