New Energy for America.

RENEWABLE energy sources; PRESIDENTIAL candidates; PRESIDENTS -- Elections; POLITICAL candidates; VOTERS

BOROSAGE, ROBERT L.; Vanden Heuvel, Katrina

The article reports on the prospect of energy independence in the U.S. during 2007. The author focuses on the role the topic will play as a campaign issue for candidates participating in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. It is suggested that American voters feel that the U.S. is lagging when it comes to using alternative energy sources.