The significance of Georgia

The republic of Georgia has a pipeline which serves as an important route for getting Central Asian petroleum to the U.S. and Europe without having to pass through Russia.

After reading this article about the pipeline, it becomes increasingly difficult to understand why we continue to tie our future to oil. We will never again produce a majority of our petroleum needs domestically. The only path to energy security leads away from depending on the stuff.

Here's a Q&A on Georgia.