"Why worry about oil?" he retorted when Trager broached the topic of gas prices. "Canada's got them in tar sands, right? There's enough energy up there to last us lifetimes. We can say adios to Saudi Arabia." A few minutes later the big man started speaking to himself in high-pitched cartoon voices. Then he asked Trager to stop at a liquor store, where he bought 6 pints of gin.
A few minutes later the big man started speaking to himself in high-pitched cartoon voices. Then he asked Trager to stop at a liquor store, where he bought 6 pints of gin.
This part of the nation was once called the Northwest Frontier, and it was coveted by settlers for its rich soils and abundant hydropower. America's aggressive history of expansion--its sense of entitlement to boundless energy and resources--has never really paused. Indeed, now it extends to all corners of the world.
