An energy source liberals and conservatives can agree on

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<p>Not an energy source, exactly - but I’d like to think that anything which lowers our reliance on mideast petroleum supplies would be welcome news to all Americans.</p>

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<p>It makes perfect sense to start by buying hybrids now. My last 3 cars have been hybrids, and I’d be happy to provide answers from a first-person experience standpoint, if anyone wants to contacts me. (I’m not enough of a tinkerer to do the conversions mentioned above, but I do happily get >48 mpg driving with myself and 3 passengers each over 6’4"… and with essentially zero exhaust to boot. Works for us.)</p>

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<p>As the article points out, though, electricity is also often produced using fossil fuels. This is a good plan for the automotive side of pollution, but it needs to be part of a comprehensive plan that includes electricity production as well.</p>