Fifty years ago, the United States was embroiled in an energy crisis. Motorists sat in long gas lines, and President Jimmy Carter eventually encouraged them to turn down the thermostat and put on a sweater.
The crisis, sparked by the Arab oil embargo, revealed an unfortunate lesson: The U.S. relied far too heavily on foreign countries for its energy. We should have learned our lesson then.
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