> Energy independence is vastly preferable to waging war, and may be worth making some environmental tradeoffs Environmental collapse will lead to wars, so thi

> Energy independence is vastly preferable to waging war, and may be worth making some environmental tradeoffs Environmental collapse will lead to wars, so this statement is self-contradicting. In fact the sooner we run out of oil, the better - high oil prices mean that any alternative will get huge investment. France built out nuclear due to an oil price shock.