This was to have been the year that that Congress finally took meaningful action to address the related problems of energy dependence and global warming. The new Democratic majority vowed to make these issues a top priority, President Bush spoke of ending America’s addiction to imported oil and industry groups promised to do their share to build a cleaner and more efficient future. All this will come to a test Friday when the House debates a 786-page energy bill that could be a major leap toward the twin goals polls say most Americans have come to embrace: reducing reliance on dirty-burning fossil fuels and slowing global warming. (New York Times, Friday)
Trust no 786-page bill intended to remake the economy.
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Wasting Energy on Energy Efficiency by Ben Lieberman