Energy security as national security

Welcome to Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Last night was all about energy and the economy, and we had a lot to say about that.  Today, the theme is national security – and we’re going to have something to say about that too!

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer set up this conversation when he kept talking about America’s reliance on imported oil.  But here is something to keep in mind.  America has more energy in the form of coal than the entire rest of world has oil. 

And like many of the speakers have mentioned, rising to the challenge is something that we Americans do. To promote energy independence we can and will find new ways to use our abundant coal reserves – which today already accounts for over half of the electricity we use each day.