The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy released its annual Index of U.S. Energy Security Risk this week, and the report shows that the country’s remarkable reversal of fortunes on the energy security front continues.

The report finds U.S. energy security is the strongest it’s been since 1996, as our security risk level dropped three points to 78 in 2015, marking the fourth year in a row that the U.S.’s overall energy security risk has declined.

Not surprisingly, the report credits the shale revolution for this remarkable trend. From the report’s press release:

“It is not a coincidence that American energy security has shown vast improvements at the same time that America’s innovative energy industry was able to ramp up oil and gas production, ” said Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, which produces the annual report. “Our recent Energy Accountability Series quantified just how dramatic the impact of the energy re...

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