From missteps on biofuels and wind, it’s clear a lack of leadership is the nation’s real energy crisis”, says national security expert

Truman National Security Project fellow Frankie Sturn, writing in Philly.com, made a strong appeal for a bipartisan national energy policy for the US, saying that “renewable energy, clean coal, nuclear power, and perhaps even expanded domestic production” should be considered and that “From missteps on biofuels and wind, it’s clear a lack of leadership is the nation’s real energy crisis.”

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