Oil Dependence

Barack Obama Prepares for War Footing

Edwin Black | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Oil Cutoff Contingency, War With Iran, Oil Dependency, Strait-of-Hormuz-Oil, Foreign Oil Dependence, Oil Contingecy, Oil Interruption, Oil Dependence, Oil, Iran Oil, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, World News
Edwin Black

A newly-propounded Executive Order renews and updates the president's power to take control of all civil energy supplies, including oil and natural gas, control and restrict all civil transportation, and even provides the option to re-enable a draft.

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The Class of Talkers Playing Down the Cost of Fossil Fuel Dependence

Gabe Elsner | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Fossil Fuel Industry, Clean Energy Economy, Clean Fuel, Clean Energy, Oil Industry, Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Dependence, Oil Dependence, Video, Green News
Gabe Elsner

The fossil fuel lobby aggressively uses propaganda to block public health protections, manipulate the energy debate, defend their massive government handouts and attack clean energy sources that threaten to displace them.

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In The Public Interest : House Transportation Bills Strikes First as Tragedy, Then as Dangerous Farce

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: House of Representatives, Driving, Mass Transit, Oil Dependency, Budget Cuts, Budget, Vmt, Transportation, Oil-Dependency, U.S. PIRG, Oil Drilling, Subways, Public Transportation, John Mica, US Oil Drilling, Buses, Oil Dependence, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

The agenda for transportation advanced by the House this week flies directly in the face of clear trends in how Americans are choosing to travel.

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If Iran Moves, the USA Has No Plan for an Oil Interruption

Edwin Black | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: War With Iran, Oil Interruption, Strait-of-Hormuz-Oil, Oil Cutoff Contingency, Oil Dependency, Foreign Oil Dependence, Oil Contingecy, Oil Dependence, World News
Edwin Black

It will come as a shock to most Americans, but no presidential candidate -- nor any candidate, nor any local, state or federal government -- has developed a contingency plan in the event of a protracted oil cut-off.

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The New CAFE Standards Are Good, But We'll Still Be Drinking Oil

Jigar Shah | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Oil Addiction, Oil Dependency, CAFE Standards, Oil Dependence, Green News
Jigar Shah

While I commend the Obama administration and 13 automakers for boosting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy of cars and light-duty trucks sold in the U.S., it is only a baby step toward solving our real problem: oil addiction.

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To Fix America, Tax Foreigners

Carl Pope | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Taxes, Oil, Foreign Oil, Deficit, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Fuel Efficiency Standards, Tax Cuts, Green Transportation, Oil Dependence, National Deficit, Green News
Carl Pope

The U.S. consumes about 6.5 billion barrels of oil a year. About 60 percent of it is imported. Getting rid of these imports would have had the same impact in 2010 as a $300 billion dollar tax cut on American consumers and the American economy.

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In The Public Interest: Maine Approves Historic Law To Reduce Oil Use (Really!)

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Energy, U.S. PIRG, Maine, Oil Dependence, Transportation, Green News
Phineas Baxandall

If the current Maine legislature has found its way to pass such forward-looking reforms, they can happen anywhere.

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No Time to Be Timid

Michael Brune | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Gas Mileage, Department of Energy, Fuel Efficiency, Oil Dependence, Gas Budget, Green News
Michael Brune

We consume a breathtaking 19 million barrels a day, and 70 percent of it is used for transportation. If we don't want to see a catastrophic disruption of global climate, we need to start acting with urgency right now.

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Green Shoots for Oil Independence

David Burwell | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Oil Dependency, Oil Demand, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Oil Dependence, Green News
David Burwell

Green shoots prophesying accelerated declines in American oil consumption are cropping up everywhere. Even before the recession, total domestic oil consumption was in decline and the trend accelerated as the economy lagged.

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U.S. Dependency On Foreign Oil Below 50 Percent For First Time In A Decade

Reuters | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Oil, Energy Dependency, US Energy Dependency, Oil Dependency, Energy Dependence, Oil Dependence, US Oil Dependence, Foreign Oil Dependence, Green News

WASHINGTON (Reuters/Tom Doggett) - U.S. dependence on imported oil fell below 50 percent in 2010 for the first time in more than a decade, thanks ...

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PIGS Don't Get to Burn Oil

Jeffrey Rubin | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Oil, U.S. Economy, Recession, China, Treasury Department, Yuan, Opec, Economy, Pigs, Oil Dependence, Business News
Jeffrey Rubin

China doesn't have to build a blue water navy or engage in an arms race to take a big slice of the U.S.'s energy pie. All it has to do is stop showing up at the U.S. Treasury auction.

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Blame Fuel: Major World Conflicts Link To Energy Challenges

AP | By LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Energy, Fuel Dependence, Energy War, Energy Dependence, War, Oil War, War Oil, Green Energy, World Conflicts Oil, Oil Dependence, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Quick: What do these things have in common? Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Wall Street volatility. ...

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It's Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Dependence, Green News
Lance Simmens

The force unleashed by Mother Nature this past week is a stark and somber reminder of the limits to human power.

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Alternative Energy: Why the President's Portfolio Approach Will Make us Leaders

Michael Wynne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Foreign Oil, Alternative Energy, Obama Energy, Oil, Foreign Oil Military, Clean Energy, Obama Alternative Energy, Obama Clean Energy, Oil Dependence, Air Force, US Air Force, Green News
Michael Wynne

One of the greatest threats to our economic and national security is the need to secure foreign oil.

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Addiction

Robert Zevin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Oil Subsidies, Gulf Oil Spill, Hybrid Cars, Coal Subsidies, Green Energy, Oil Dependence, Offshore Drilling, Electric Cars, Business News
Robert Zevin

Corrupt regulatory oversight, cutting corners to save costs, chanting "Drill, baby, drill." Like an addict resorting to riskier behavior to get a "fix", we have adopted riskier measures to feed our addiction to oil.

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The Gulf at the Gas Station: Can We Calculate the True Cost of Our Dependence on Oil?

Mark Engler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill 2010, Oil Dependence, Green News
Mark Engler

It's time for a different accounting: What has that catastrophic spill cost our society? What price do we pay for our dependence on oil? How do we measure these things?

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New Economy, New Energy: Lessons from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Financial Crisis, Christianity, Matthew 7:24-27, Scripture Commentary, Jesus Parables, Oil Dependence, Religion News
Jim Wallis

The house that Wall Street built has fallen -- and great was its fall! The house that Big Oil built has fallen -- and great was its fall! We need to rediscover some of our old values on which we can build a solid foundation for the future.

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Owning Up to Our Oil Addiction

Tom Schey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Oil Addiction, Oil Spill, Climate Legislation, Energy Bill, Clean Energy, Off-Shore Oil Drilling, Oil Dependence, Green News
Tom Schey

We, vain Americans, blame BP and all the others out there, but it's our addiction providing our neighborhood dealer with the incentives. Our dependency on oil is an addiction we need to break.

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First Do No Harm: Making Sure an Energy Bill Doesn't Fuel Global Warming

David Doniger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill, Bioenergy, Energy and Climate, Oil Savings, Clean Energy, Dirty Fuels, Vehicle Electrification, Clean Air Act, Oil Dependence, Green News
David Doniger

The Senate bill must not include measures that increase carbon emissions, take away the laws already on the books to cut those emissions, or weaken other protections for public health and the environment.

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Gulf Oil Spill: Will Anything Change?

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill Change, Gulf Oil Spill 2010, Oil Reform, Alternative Energy, Oil Dependence, Green News

HOUSTON — America is seeing the usually hidden costs of fossil fuels – an oil spill's potential for huge environmental and economic damage...

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Message For Obama: Gulf Spill Is Your Big Chance To Tout Alternative Energy

Grist | Jonathan Hiskes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill, Alternative Energy, Fossil Fuel Dependence, Obama Energy, Obama Gulf Spill, Oil Spill Energy, Green Energy, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Dependence, Green News

President Barack Obama so far has said nothing about the screamingly obvious connection between the spoils of fossil-fuel dependency and the vision of...

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The Lugar Energy Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

David Doniger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clean Trucks, Energy Bill, Clean Cars, Greenhouse Gases, Clean Energy, Renewable Fuels, Climate Energy and Climate, Barack Obama, Clean Air Act, Oil Dependence, Obama Administration, Richard Lugar, Green News
David Doniger

Sen. Lugar is a realist who has long acknowledged the dangers of global warming, and who cares deeply about the U.S.'s leadership role in solving tough international problems. But his bill falls short

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green News, Green, Climate Change, Green Living, Russia, Energy, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Latin America, Middle East, Oil, Catastrophe, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Canada, Canada's Tar Sands, Offshore Drilling, Off-Shore Oil Drilling, Oil Dependency, Safety, Mutual Funds, Oil Dependence, Pension Funds, Atlantic Ocean, Exxon Valdez, Chernobyl, Disaster, Deepwater Horizon, Enron, Aig, Oil Gusher, Lehman Brothers, Black Gold, Electric Car, Civilisation, Government, Government Regulation, Man-Made-Disasters, Bp, Contingency Planning, Financial Crisis, Economic Crisis, Risk Management, Crisis Management, Marginal Cost, Risk Profile, British Petroleum, Admiral Thad Allen, Business News
DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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A Time for Moral Reckoning

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stewards, Jim Wallis, Economy, BP Oil Rig, Teachable Moment, Renewable Energy, Addiction, Environmental Threats, Gulf, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Contamination, Energy Economy, Environmental Destruction, Gulf of Mexico, Greed, Gulf Coast, Bp, Politics, Oil Rig, Community, Oil, Disaster, Lie, Moral Issue, Moral Issues, Anger, Marshes, Sea, New Economy, Water, Gulf Coast Residents, Land, Crisis, New York Times, Accountability, Government Regulation, Creation, Hurricane, Ocean, Oil Dependence, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Theologically, we are witnessing a massive despoiling of God's creation. We were meant to be stewards of the Gulf of Mexico. Instead, we are watching the destruction of all that. Why?

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Time Is Money -- About Half a Million Dollars a Minute

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Foreign Oil, T-Boone Pickens, Wind Energy, Oil, Green Energy, War on Terror, Oil Dependence, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

We pay for both sides of the War on Terror, and we've been doing so for decades. That's got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard of.

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