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Congress follows the Take That! energy approach

06/04/2007
Welcome to the Take That! approach to energy legislation.The strategy has one advantage. Politicians who apply it never have to learn anything about energy. In fact, the approach works best when lawmakers and their constituents stay wholly ignorant about the subject.Instead of creating effective and affordable solutions to real and complex problems, the Take That! approach conjures up villains to flail. The drama and simplicity especially appeal to children, young adolescents, and surprisingly many US politicians of more advanced age.The US Congress has implemented Take That! energy legislation on several fronts recently. A new House energy bill would repeal several provisions of the Ener...
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