Each year powerhouse tax and auditing firm KPMG conducts a survey of U.S. energy executives. The 2014 edition of KPMG’s Energy Industry Outlook Survey (full copy below) is in and it shows that because of shale and new energy infrastructure, 73% of energy executives believe the U.S. can attain energy independence by 2030, or sooner. That’s up 10 percentage points from KPMG’s 2013 survey. Some 37% said the single most important energy-related priority should be new pipelines and electric transmission lines…
