How the Energy Dice Were Loaded - New York Times

How the Energy Dice Were Loaded - New York Times: "...Fortunately, the energy debate itself has moved beyond the vice president’s framing of it in 2001. The energy bill passed by the Senate last month is much less solicitous of big producers and much more favorable to newer, cleaner fuels. Some of the very companies that appeared before the task force in 2001 are now ahead of the White House, demanding more aggressive steps on climate change and oil dependency. Think how much more quickly we could have reached this point had the task force truly opened itself to new ideas six years ago...."