Monks in Burma put their lives on the line by protesting a rise in oil prices. This week, on September 18, our American congress passed a new energy bill. The bill requires new cars to be able to travel further on a gallon of gasoline. The network news outlets declared that the new law was a giant step forward in our national goal of reducing our dependency on foreign oil. What they barely mentioned was that the bill could not get past a presidential veto unless an important provision... read more
