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...this would make it more difficult to wean ourselves off foreign oil. Instead, policymakers should revise the RFS to promote...create new jobs and further reduce our reliance on foreign oil. Both Congress and the Obama administration should embrace...
...average American can't afford an electric car, no matter how strongly one might feel about curbing our dependence on foreign oil and driving an emission-free vehicle.Barring a huge run-up in gasoline prices, it would take more than a decade...
...company had no details to report Friday.At stake are Arctic offshore reserves that could relieve U.S. dependence on foreign oil. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates 26 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 130 trillion cubic feet of natural...
...months now, we've been told that Iran's flirtation with nuclear power, turmoil in Libya and China's demand for foreign oil were contributing to the increased cost of gasoline in this country. Adding to those troubles were refineries taken...
...unfortunate the way we overtook them," Hicks said. "We need to get domestic production up so we can wean ourselves from foreign oil."North Dakota's oil boom also has pushed the state's population to record levels and its unemployment rate the...
...lead to greater fuel efficiency and less reliance on foreign oil. Fast forward 30 years to 2011; gas prices tickling $4 a gallon, a nation growing increasingly reliant on foreign oil - and the U.S. military ever more entrenched in the...
...like us." His colleague, Alaska's senior Sen. Lisa Murkowski, notes that in addition to reducing our need for foreign oil, "domestic production .... also provides our nation with an opportunity to create jobs, generate government revenues...
...are coming to America, and they should produce twin victories for a cleaner environment and a reduced addiction to foreign oil. Large automakers and President Barack Obama deserve praise for agreeing to stricter fuel efficiency standards for...
...and available, he said.It is not clear what type of requirements new Alaska oil explorers may face, including some foreign oil companies that have recently purchased leases in Alaska.Under federal law, when states have existing approved Coastal...
...far enough to satisfy Republicans pushing to greatly expand drilling as a way to create jobs and wean the country off foreign oil.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar unveiled a proposal to hold 15 lease sales for areas in the Gulf of Mexico, including...