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In the story "Chamber Tackles Energy Crisis" (uschamber.com, July 2008), the U.S. Chamber outlined 13 key principles necessary for creating a new, affordable, and reliable energy future for the country. Visitors to www.uschambermagazine.com weighed in with their own suggestions.

"We need to find all of the oil we can right now, and while doing it let the market respond to the increasing demand for alternatives. The bullet points by the Chamber are all wonderful ideas. Everyone knows that they will never take place if they are not market-driven."
-Sean Andrews, Ocean City, MD

"If we could all come to the middle ' we could all make major strides in coming to complete agreement. Come on America, let's all move to the center and make America the greatest country in the world AGAIN."
-Jeff Simmons, Ruston, LA

"Expanding the drilling process is not the answer. It is only a pacifier stuck in our mouths by the oil companies, by their lobbyists, and by the elected officials of oil-producing states."
-Maria Edzed, San Jose, CA

"Domestic oil production, nuclear power, and coal are the best sources for our expanding economy. We also need new refineries to keep up with the production of oil. Other sources of energy will be developed if the demand is there."
-Joe Hahn, Evansville, IN