VDH on energy and the environment

In his essay, A New Environmentalism, Victor Davis Hanson today makes a compelling argument in favor of developing traditional, domestic energy sources, such as nuclear plants, coal, and oil.

The question is no longer simply whether we want to drill in the Alaskan wilderness or off the Florida or California coasts. Rather, the dilemma is whether by doing so, we can mitigate the world's ecological risks beyond our shores, deny dictators financial clout, get America out of debt, and help the poor afford food.