Our lives revolve around oil. Oil brings food to our stores, comprises the fibers in our carpets and makes the plastic in our DVDs. With demand so high it’s no wonder attention has turned to supply, with some advocating the U.S. lift the ban against drilling for oil off its coasts. Is offshore oil drilling a golden opportunity, or would it only create a tidal wave of disaster?
Allowing the oil industry to set our energy policy is what got us into this mess. Doing more of the same won't solve our problem -- embracing clean energy options and efficiency will. A serious national commitment to renewable energy will put our economy back on the path to prosperity by bringing energy costs under control, creating over 820,000 new jobs, and making us more energy independent.
The honest answer to our oil problem is to use less of it, and that means better fuel economy and a shift toward renewable energy. Instead of the failed policies of the past, it's time to break our addiction to fossil fuels by shifting our priorities, and our policies, toward clean energy like wind and solar power and efficiency measures.
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