Danish foresight leads to energy independence

After the 1973 Arab oil embargo, Denmark and the United States responded in decidely different fashions to their dependence on foreign energy supplies.

At the time, Denmark imported 99% of their oil. They are now energy independent. While a North Sea oil discovery has helped, the Danes also responded in a focused and sustained manner to wean themselves off their foreign addiction.

And today, they have 1.9% unemployment and are one of the biggest exporters of alternative energy products (one third of all the world's wind turbines are built there).

You already know our situation here in America.

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