Aug. 18, 2007: Peterson Says U.S. can Reach Energy Independence in 10 to 15 Years

With some new measures, U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson says it is possible for the nation to reach energy independence in the foreseeable future.

Bemidji Pioneer
Peterson Says U.S. can Reach Energy Independence in 10 to 15 Years
By Brad Swenson
Aug. 18, 2007
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10485

Calling today’s investment in ethanol production “feedstock,” U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson believes the nation can reach energy independence in 10 to 15 years.

“The bottom-line goal is for us to get off foreign oil,” Peterson, DFL-7th District, said Friday at an energy conference at Bemidji State University.

He was joined by U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, DFL-8th District, who said in his remarks that moving more Americans to public transit — or bicycling — can negate the need to import millions of barrels of foreign oil.