Dr. David Schnare, director of the Center for Environmental Stewardship at the Thomas Jefferson Institute and director of the Environmental Law Center at the American Tradition Institute, outlines problems associated with an “all of the above” approach to energy policy that relies on politically correct renewable energy sources along with the standard sources of coal, natural gas, and nuclear power. Schnare offered these comments during a June 13, 2011, speech to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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