>  . . . First things first, however. The United States
> is poised for a great debate this summer as the Bush
> administration labors to pass its energy plan on
> Capitol Hill. A New Green Deal is unlikely to be
> embraced by such confirmed oil men as Bush and
> Cheney, but opponents can derail the
> administration's plan by offering an economically
> and environmentally superior alternative and daring
> members of Congress to vote against it before facing
> their constituents in the 2002 elections.
> Notwithstanding the White House's claims about an
> energy crisis threatening our standard of living,
> Americans tell pollsters that protecting the
> environment