Clean energy is the way to go [letter] | Letters To The Editor

The oil embargo of 1973 showed us that dependence on foreign oil was a risky proposition. We were then told we’d have energy independence through fracking, which resulted in a great deal of environmental damage — in addition to a great increase in greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.As it turns out, the global oil and natural gas markets determine what Americans pay for those fossil fuels. So, once again, we’re being held hostage by foreign powers that have big supplies of oil and gas and do not wish us well.Oil and gas have always been boom-and-bust industries, disrupting our economy again and again, foreign dictators aside.By ditching fossil fuels for clean energy, we could have a predictable source of unending clean energy —…

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