It was refreshing to read a commentary that reflected on the merits of alternative energy sources rather than the aesthetics of giant wind turbines marring the clean lines of the ocean’s horizon (“Natural Sea Breezes, ‘Progress’ and Unintended Consequences,” 3/3). I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Streep that we are trapped in a box of our own making, yet we continue to scrabble for a magic carbon-free energy solution that completely ignores the base problem: We use too much energy.

It has probably already been stated but it bears repeating, the U.S.