Behind the Scenes: Powering the Planet

CNN’s “We’re Out of Gas” is an hour-long special on the oil crisis and the threats that are coming. Read their “Behind the Scenes: Powering the Planet” summary of the program. It is a wake-up call for action on a global scale. Make sure to watch the brief video. It provides a good overview of some of the things that are and are not being done to address the energy crisis.

Story Highlights

·  Documentary explores U.S. dependence on oil, vulnerability of world supply

·  Frank Sesno: U.S. totally dependent on oil, almost no place we won’t go to get it

·  Brazil nearing independence on foreign oil, 40 percent of fuel used is ethanol

·  Ethanol represents only 3 percent of the fuel burned in America

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