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Will the lights go out?

By Carola Hoyos

Published: May 29 2006 13:34 | Last updated: May 29 2006 13:34

Much has been said about energy security. The G8, the European Union, members of the US Congress and White House officials have all put it at the top of their agendas. But is energy really their priority?

It should be. Oil and natural gas prices began their surge in 2000. Blackouts on the east coast of the US started throwing cities into darkness three years ago.

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