Inter Press Service: Freeing America from its dependence on oil from unstable parts of the world is an admirable goal, but many of the proposed solutions -- including the push for more home-grown biofuels and for the construction of the new Keystone XL pipeline to transport Canadian tar sands oil to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast -- are harmful and simply unnecessary.
Gasoline use in the United States is falling, and the trends already driving it down are likely to continue into the future, making both the mirage...