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US inching closer to energy independence -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Mar 22 '12, 12:40

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"Americans are pumping significantly less gasoline. While that is partly a result of the recession and higher gasoline prices, people are also driving fewer miles and replacing older cars with more fuel-efficient vehicles at a greater clip..." (www.nytimes.com)

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so from 1% to 1.1%? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:42 1
- "In 2011, the country imported just 45 percent of the liquid fuels it used, down from a record high of 60 percent in 2005." -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:44
And yet, Obama just pledged he would speed up approval of Keystone Pipeline -- (link) - amoxy Mar 22, 12:42 6
- the southern section, which is not controversial. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:43 5
  - no environmental costs at all? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:45 2
    - far less concerns than the northern section from what I can tell. - znufrii Mar 22, 12:51 1
      - I believe I heard that much of the production would go straight offshore or to foreign companies. -- nm - Don Homer Mar 22, 12:52
  - does the southern section have independent utility? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 22, 12:45 1
    - yup, it's needed to relieve transportation bottlenecks in Texas and Oklahoma, et al. due to recent increasesin production there. -- nm - znufrii Mar 22, 12:46

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