President after president has said energy independence is critical. But then you have the EPA tasked to go after American companies producing coal and penalizing them. You can't have it both ways.

Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence.

Energy independence is very important to me.

We must develop energy independence; we must Make It In America.

Had Harris Miller's friends not obstructed that bill for years, we would be a lot closer to energy independence and developing renewable sources of fuel.

This poll underscores the fact that Americans want not only energy independence but also to find ways to break the linkage between energy use and environmental harm, from local air pollution to global warming.