Just finished reading a column by Thomas Friedman on his visit to Copenhagen. Seems the Danes took the 1977 oil embargo to heart and raised energy taxes to encourage development of energy efficient technologies.
Result: Denmark is completely independent of OPEC oil imports.
Read the whole Friedman piece: Op-Ed Columnist - Flush With Energy - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
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