[Download] "Natural Gas: The Next Energy Crisis? the United States Has Long Been "Addicted" to Foreign Oil. But We Now Risk Becoming Dependent on Foreign Natural Gas As Well." by Issues in Science and Technology # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Natural Gas: The Next Energy Crisis? the United States Has Long Been "Addicted" to Foreign Oil. But We Now Risk Becoming Dependent on Foreign Natural Gas As Well.
- Author : Issues in Science and Technology
- Release Date : January 22, 2006
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 209 KB
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The day after President Bush's State of the Union address on January 31, 2006, the headline in many U.S. newspapers and in the electronic media was: "America Addicted to Oil." Indeed, a major newsworthy section of the speech was the president's proposals to break that addiction, especially from suppliers in unstable countries that can affect U.S. national security. He set a goal of replacing more than 75% of oil imports from the Middle East by 2025, largely through technological means. Whatever one thinks of the president's policy proposals, he is correct in attributing security implications to the country's oil addiction. At a minimum, its dependence requires the United States to trim its diplomatic sails when dealing with the major oil-producing countries, costs U.S. taxpayers a substantial premium to ensure access to oil supplies by maintaining a significant military capability in the Middle East, and gives major oil-producing states vast revenues that allow them to support foreign and domestic policies that complicate the security of the United States and its allies. There is also, of course, the undeniable fact that a strong U.S. economy--the backbone of U.S. preeminence in the world--does require, as the president stated, "affordable energy."
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