Revulsion vs. Hard Choices

06.22.2010 | 12:06:00 pm | Posted by Energy Outlook

I don't know anyone who could gaze at the images of oil-slimed pelicans, gulls, and sea turtles and not feel revulsion and regret. Yet beyond the urgent need to plug the gushing well, protect the coastline and fisheries, and restore the Gulf Coast environment as rapidly as possible, we cannot allow our entirely appropriate emotional response to this tragedy to overwhelm our judgment. As bad as this spill is, our long-term challenges of energy security and climate change remain worse. We would only compound the damage if we allowed our reaction to this spill and its ripples beyond oil to furthe...

 
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