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Gas and Gasbags or, the open road and its enemies.
Any crisis in the Middle East inevitably prompts Washington to scapegoat the automobile as a threat to national security. The dust had barely settled on lower Manhattan last fall before calls went forth -- from pundits and pols across the spectrum -- to relinquish our "gas-guzzlers" in the name of energy independence.
But just as the Cassandras will dominate media coverage of energy, so will Middle Eastern oil continue to fuel America's vehicles for the foreseeable future. Simple economics, geography, and consumer choice all demand it.
Since Sept. 11, Washington has mobilized to end our "dangerous addiction" to foreign energy sources. Sens. John Kerry ...
- Fred Alger Suggests U.S. Cut Gasoline Consumption By 50% Over Next 10 Years;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 29, 2004 700+ words
...dependency on Middle Eastern oil, which...increasing our energy independence will enhance...of greater energy independence. While we...dependency on Middle Eastern oil allows...increasing our energy independence will enhance...
- Singing for Change: A New Anthem for Energy Independence.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 5, 2006 700+ words
...affirms Americans for Energy Independence President Chris...Americans for Energy Independence is dedicated to...its reliance on Middle Eastern oil by 2025...the Americans for Energy Independence website where they...
- Energy independence: attainable but a bit messy for wealthy US.(World Roundup)
- Magazine article from: Natural Gas Week Haywood, Tom October 24, 2005 700+ words
Touting US energy independence may be akin to selling...you set a goal of energy independence for the Western...weaning the US off Middle Eastern supply is making...already virtual energy independence within the Western...
- Question & answer: 'energy independence' may be a hollow slogan, but 'energy...
- Magazine article from: The American (Washington, DC) Hayward, Steven May 1, 2007 700+ words
1 What is energy independence? It's usually a synonym for...consumers have disliked the fact that Middle Eastern oil exporters can manipulate prices...about one-eighth of our oil from Middle Eastern countries, why not just stop...
- Energy independence isn't very green.
- Magazine article from: Policy Review Stein, Steve April 1, 2008 700+ words
...from excessive warming than in saving the country from Middle Eastern extremists. The ethanol lobby, too, identifies its raison...than it has oil or natural gas, and from the viewpoint of energy independence, that can't be ignored. The partners' attempts to...
- United States is "subsidizing both OPEC and our major trade competitors at the...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 27, 1987 700+ words
...our major trade competitors at the expense of American energy independence," a leading independent oilman said here today. "The...oil produced in the United States. "We are subsidizing Middle Eastern oil-producing countries -- the very people who are setting...
- A Crude Reality About Energy Independence
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Kathleen Parker August 2, 2009 700+ words
...we can't be both. Put another way: The more we cap our carbon, the happier the Saudis are. That's because most Middle Eastern crude is more easily accessible and requires less processing than what we and our friendlier neighbors can produce. If...
- AJCongress Welcomes IRS Decision to Provide Tax Deduction for Purchase of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 3, 2002 700+ words
...through their support for (or at least tacit encouragement) of terrorism against Israel -- development of energy independence must be a primary objective of U.S. policy. The IRS decision to institute the tax incentive is an important...