The billions we pay at the gas pumps are funding our enemies. But the proposals usually put forward to free America from its dependence on imported oil are unrealistic, both technically and politically. On Thursday evening in Washington, the Ethics and Public Policy Center will host Robert Zubrin, author of the new book Energy Victory, to discuss both what’s wrong with the most common alternative energy ideas thrown around in the last few years, and what might work better. More details here. (And here is an excerpt from Zubrin’s book)