Opinion: We need a declaration of independence from foreign oil

Writing in the Grist, Congressman Ed Markey, D-Mass., says, “This weekend, our nation will recognize its 234th birthday — celebrating the freedom we have fought for since the first shots of the American Revolution were fired in the town of Lexington, Mass., in the heart of my congressional district.” “We need a declaration of independence from foreign oil. It’s time to encourage a new generation of minutemen and -women to deploy solar, wind, and geothermal power, stamping this renewable revolution with the words ‘made in the USA.’”