[lolinder]

So your argument in support of the claim that the US isn't secure in its energy supplies is that we're using our energy more efficiently than we were before?

I can imagine how that could be a second order effect of energy insecurity, but there are other explanations that seem more likely, like:

* The move from incandescent to LED lighting

* Improved insulation and heating technology

* Energy efficient appliances

* Removal of inefficient vehicles in favor of more efficient vehicles

You're going to have to do better than "per capita energy use is dropping" to convince me there's a looming threat to US energy supplies.

[roenxi]

The US political situation isn't remotely consistent with it being a country that has just freed up 20% of its energy for alternative uses. It is acting like a country that is being squeezed and has an increasingly desperate underclass that has gotten quite disgruntled.

20% is like having no energy on half of Saturday and all of Sunday. The improvements you listed are not comparable.