Sen. Hirono UNdecided on Keystone XL Pipeline

[mearth11]

wax, to be opposed to the continued drilling and pumping of the dirtiest oil on the planet (tar sand) is hardly a position of orthodoxy. There are few options in early 21st century America to live independently of burning fossil fuels -- and most of those options require copious amounts of cash. This is the problem. As Wao nahele kane says (to paraphrase, please pardon), it is how our society is structured. Without alternatives, though, can't we at least limit ourselves to burning the cleaner fuels -- as we move towards those alternatives?