re: #561 albusteve

yes, and when supplies are ample and secure, the price is lower…good point

There’s not enough oil in the US to put a dent into the price of oil. And besides, Jevons paradox is in effect.

Obama is exactly right. The only path to real energy independence is getting off of oil, and coal, and any other non-sustainable resource. In the relatively short term, nuclear is fine, though has its own problems in terms of making a consistent reactor design.