The delusions of 'Energy Independence.'

5 Myths About Breaking Our Foreign Oil Habit

5 Myths:

1. Energy independence will reduce or eliminate terrorism.
   
2. A big push for alternative fuels will break our oil addiction.
   
3. Energy independence will let America choke off the flow of money to nasty countries.
   
4. Energy independence will mean reform in the Muslim world.
   
5. Energy independence will mean a more secure U.S. energy supply.
   

Excerpt: ... we're woven in with the rest of the world -- and going to stay that way. Today, in addition to gasoline imports, the United States is buying crude oil from Angola, jet fuel from South Korea, natural gas from Trinidad, coal from Colombia and uranium from Australia. Those imports show that the global energy market is just that: global. Anyone who argues that the United States will be more secure by going it alone on energy hasn't done the homework.

Comment: Good article. Additionally the sad fact is that alternative fuels are less cost effective than oil (for example ethanol!). Forthcoming book: Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence