In his State of the Union address this week, President Bush said that the nation was 'addicted to oil.'

"By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment, move beyond a petroleum-based economy, and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past," said President Bush. In this hour of Science Friday, Ira and guests talk about America's oil dependence and some of our other energy options.

Could ethanol be one route to energy independence? What about wind power? Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern). Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

Guests:
Peter Tertzakian
Chief Energy Economist and a Director of ARC Financial Corporation
Author, 'A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World' (McGraw Hill, 2006)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Jerome Ringo
President
The Apollo Alliance
Washington, DC

Daniel M. Kammen
Class of 1935 Distinguished Chair in Energy
Energy and Resources Group & Goldman School of Public Policy
Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
Co-Director, Berkeley Institute of the Environment
University of California
Berkeley, California

Michael Besancon
Southern Pacific Regional President
Whole Foods Market
Austin, Texas

Books/Articles Discussed:

'A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World' by Peter Tertzakian. McGraw Hill, 2006.

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This segment produced by Charles Bergquist