I heard the NPR story (on All Things Considered" that James Lux refers to. You can find a link to the story here:
You can follow the "audio link" from this page to hear the whole report: http://npr.org/programs/atc/
The operative quote: "It is not going to be feasible to address the air pollution, climate change, energy insecurity challenges associated with over-dependence on Mid-East oil, unless we bring about radical technological change in the energy sector."
--PS
Created on Friday, March 30, 2001 7:22 AM EDT by The Perfesser