Oil Imports

Our Dangerous Dependence on Foreign Chocolate

Ernest Istook | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Candy, Energy, Green Jobs, Humor, Solyndra, Obama, Subsidies, Weight, Subsidy, Imports, Trade, Chocolate, Political Humor, Satire, Oil, Environment, Political Satire, International, Foreign Oil, Oil Imports, Cocoa, Politics News

Mr. Obama is using flimsy and misleading numbers to justify his anti-oil and gas energy policy, and his mega-billion dollar subsidies for "green energy" and "green jobs." So perhaps it's time for him to pivot to another basic necessity, like chocolate.

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America and Oil, Declining Together?

Michael T. Klare | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: China and Oil, Middle East Oil, Oil Imports, National Security, Reliance on Oil, Oil, Globalization, Cold War, Price of Oil, Politics News

Ditching oil for the new energy technologies should be America's top economic priority, but if you're in a betting mood, you probably shouldn't put your money on Washington.

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Jon Huntsman's Jobs Plan Cements Shift From Green Republican To Energy Hawk

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Jon Huntsman, Oil Drilling, Oil Imports, Opec, Jon Huntsman Jobs Plan, Elections 2012, Drilling, Jobs Plan, Environmentalist, Global Warming, Politics News

WASHINGTON – As recently as June, an environmental website declared former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman the "greenest" of the Republican presidential cand...

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Which Countries Will Benefit Most From The Return Of Libyan Oil? [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Video, Oil Production, Arab Spring, Oil Imports, Opec, Moammar Gaddafi, Libya Oil, Good, Ireland, Italy, Column Five, Libya Uprising, Business News

As Libyan rebels celebrate the likely overthrow of Moammar Gaddafi's regime, nation's who once relied on Libya's oil exports may soon share their jubi...

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Import Prices Rise For Eight Straight Month

Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Imports, Oil Imports, High Energy Prices, Opec, Commerzbank, Saudi Arabia, Labor Department, OPEC Meeting, Japan, Gulf Oil Spill, Cost of Gas, Kuwait, China, Business News

WASHINGTON (Pedro Nicolaci da Costa) - Import prices rose for an eighth straight month in May despite a drop in fuel costs, with the year-on-year ...

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U.S. Exports Most Goods, Services In Nearly Two Decades

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Oil Imports, US Companies, US Manufacturers, Weaker Dollar, Commerce Department, Trade Surplus, March Exports, US Trade Deficit, Business News

WASHINGTON — U.S. companies in March sold the most goods and services overseas in nearly two decades. But a big jump in oil prices pushed the na...

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Egypt's Warning: Are You Listening?

Chris Martenson, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treasury Bonds, Egypt, Oil Imports, Tunisia, Martenson Report, Oil Exports, Food, Water Shortage, Peak Oil, Food Imports, Petroleum, Business News

One day, a fruit and vegetable seller was arrested in Tunisia, sparking social unrest, and a few weeks later the government of Egypt was set to topple...

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Tea Party Republicans Should Tackle Federal Role in Distorting Markets and Causing Bubbles.

David Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Centcom, Mitch McConnell, Cbo, Social Security, Oil Imports, Jim Demint, John Boehner, Economic Crisis, Leverage, Energy Policy, Pharmaceutical Industry, Rand Paul, Jimmy Carter, Rick Santelli, Medicare, Defense Spending, Tea Party, Free Markets, Politics News

It did not take long for the conflicts to emerge as Republicans struggle to make good on their commitments to reduce federal spending. In the wake of ...

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Biofuels v. Oil -- The Case for Biofuels Just Keeps Getting Better

Bob Dinneen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biofuels, Oil Imports, Ghg, World Bank, Oil, Climate Change, Ethanol, Iraq, Green News

For anyone who doubts that our dependence on oil is preferable to expanding our production of biofuels, a new report by the National Wildlife Fund is both a wake-up call and a call to action.

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195 Californias or 74 Texases to Replace Offshore Oil

Chris Nelder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Bp, Oil Imports, Oil Spill, Peak Oil, Horizon, Renewable Energy, Energy Transition, Green News

To replace our offshore oil with wind, you'd need 195 Californias, or 74 Texases of wind, and probably 20 years to build it.

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Obama Announces Drilling Policy In Front Of Toyota Prius Of Fighter Planes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Florida, Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Delaware, Oil Imports, Oil Exports, West Coast, Obama, Oil Drilling, Oil, Beaufort Sea, Green Hornet, Climate Change, Bristol Bay, Virginia, Moratorium, South Carolina, Georgia, Green News, East Coast, Chukchi Sea, Ken Salazar, Opec, Atlantic Ocean, Oceans, Energy, Climate Bill, North Carolina, Eat the Press, Green News

President Barack Obama, despite having previously supported a moratorium on offshore oil drilling during the 2008 presidential campaign, has announced...

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SHOCK: Offshore Drilling Decision Seems Unlikely To Result In GOP Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Delaware, West Coast, Dan Bartlett, Obama, Climate Change, Offshore Drilling, Video, Virginia, John Boehner, East Coast, Ken Salazar, Opec, Oceans, North Carolina, Alaska, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Exports, Oil Imports, Oil, Oil Drilling, Beaufort Sea, Bristol Bay, Moratorium, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Georgia, South Carolina, Green News, Chukchi Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Energy, Climate Bill, Eat the Press, Green News

As mentioned before, the conventional wisdom on President Obama's decision to backtrack on his previous support for a moratorium on drilling is that h...

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Obama Oil Drilling Plan: East Coast, Alaska Waters Could Open For Drilling

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, White House, Moratorium, Oil Imports, Opec, Beaufort Sea, Oil Exports, West Coast, Obama, Georgia, Bristol Bay, Virginia, Oil Drilling, South Carolina, Oil, East Coast, Delaware, Chukchi Sea, Florida, Climate Change, Oceans, Alaska, Ken Salazar, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Climate Bill, North Carolina, Video, Green News

Scroll down to watch video of President Obama arguing against offshore drilling during his 2008 presidential campaign. (Washington/AP) Reversing a ba...

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Oil Tax Increase By Congress Would Fund Federal Cleanup, Response To Oil Spills

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House, Senate, Congress, BP Oil Spill, Oil Tax, Oil Spill Liability Trust, Oil Imports, Gas Tax, Oil, Coast Guard, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Companies, Green News

WASHINGTON — Responding to the massive BP oil spill, Congress is getting ready to quadruple – to 32 cents a barrel – a tax on oil us...

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Will Natural Gas Save Us?

Michael J. Newport | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Newport, Pickens-Plan, Clean Energy, Mainland Resources, Oil Imports, Natural Gas, Green News

While our country has enough natural gas reserves to fuel us for many generations, we need to keep our eye on the prize -- environmentally sound energy solutions not tied to natural resources.

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The Days of Energy Malaise Are Over

Bob Dinneen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Cellulosic Ethanol, Energy Independence, Biofuels, Oil Imports, Malaise, Oil, Jimmy Carter, Petroleum, Ethanol, Green News

So when are we going to wake up to the fact that our dependence on imported oil is worse than in the days of Carter's "malaise"? And what are we going to do about it?

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Palin's Pipeline From Hell

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Tar Sands, Dr. James Hansen, Climate Change, Oil Imports, Big Oil, Canadian Oil Sands, Exxon Mobil, Green News

There's a stealth dirty oil project sneaking into the U.S. It's called the Canadian Tar Sands, or as the oil industry prefers, Canadian Oil Sands. And it's being brought to you by Sarah Palin and ExxonMobil.

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It's Not About Political Parties

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Oil Imports, Hbo, Democrats, Democratic Party, National Clean Energy Summit, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Maher, The-Pickens-Plan, Richard Nixon, John Podesta, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Harry Reid, Republican Party, Republicans, Green News

Ending our country's addiction to foreign oil isn't about being a Republican or about the Democratic Party. It's about America.

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Plugging in for a Better Tomorrow: The School Bus 'Solution'

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Oil Imports, Children, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, Childhood Health, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Diesel, School Bus, Pollution, School, Transportation, Plug-in Hybrid, Health, Oil, Buses, Technology, Public Education, Green News

Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles. They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. And, well, now they're coming to a school system (maybe) near you.

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Obama: Rescue Detroit and Buyout Gas Guzzlers

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Policy, Trade Deficits, Oil Imports, Gasoline Prices, Green, Obama, Reaction Against Detroit Bailout, Age of Oil, Cars, Oil Prices, Gas Guzzlers, Detroit, Environment, Fuel Efficiencies, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Detroit Bailout, Canadian Oil Imports, Business News

The U.S. and Canadian governments should devise a scheme to get the gas guzzlers off the highways.

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The New Oil Dilemma: Oil-Rich Nations Using More Energy, Cutting Exports

New York Times | CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Demand, Oil Crisis, Oil, Oil Imports, Oil Exports, Business News

The economies of many big oil-exporting countries are growing so fast that their need for energy within their borders is crimping how much they can se...

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