‘With leaders in denial, our destructive appetite for oil remains unchecked’

After weeks of wearying hours, tedious research, fist-pounding debates and nerve-racking compromise, Congress passed historic legislation last week that promises to put the nation on the track to energy independence by the year 2050. OK, just kidding. Our Congress? Of course, it did no such thing.

But in an energy bill that does little but give away money to energy businesses, Congress did manage to extend daylight-saving time by four weeks, starting in 2007. The extension is projected by some to save the equivalent of 100,000 barrels of oil a day over that additional month. Since the United States uses about 21 million barrels of oil a day, that’s like trying to cure obesity by forcing McDonald’s to serve diet sodas with its Big Macs and supersize fries.

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