The conflict in Ukraine has exposed how harmful our dependence on foreign oil really is and elevates the question of how we will continue to power the United States.
Regardless of whether we use a combination of oil, natural gas, solar, wind, hydro, or nuclear power, our enormous appetite for energy will not decrease any time soon. This forces us to grapple with the reality that fossil fuel is here to stay until the market incentivizes the large-scale development of renewable energy infrastructure…