Frida Ghitis : The U.S. will become the world 's leading oil producer in a few years . Ghitis : For oil-rich countries , this brought enormous fortunes , but it also brought something known as the `` resource curse . '' What does that mean for us? Despite energy independence , we need to keep looking into green energy , she says . Ghitis : It 's beneficial for the U.S. to not rely on unstable , undemocratic Middle East for oil .
Frida Ghitis : The U.S. will become the world 's leading oil producer in a few years . Ghitis : What does that mean for us? Despite energy independence , we need to keep looking into green energy , she says . Ghitis : It 's beneficial for the U.S. to not rely on unstable , undemocratic Middle East for oil .