W.R. McDougall wrote:
Never mind that earth-friendly technology already exists to once and for all end dependence on oil, coal and nuclear energy from huge, out-of-control utilities and corporations. You would rather pay through the nose for your insecure comforts, wouldn't you America, and make others pay with their blood.
The guy is confused: it is not about comfort, it is about security. Military speaking, a nation wants to use first non-renewable energies so that potentially enemy nations will not be able to feed their military might with those same strategic resources.