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Oil Dependence ’
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The year 2009 was generally one of reduced economic activity—and therefore reduced demand for oil—in the United States. Total oil consumption averaged just 18.7 million barrels per day (mbd) according to the BP Statistical R...
Posted Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 at 1:40 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Economics, Oil Dependence
What do road traffic congestion and energy have in common? The answer is simple: considerable amounts of fuel are wasted in congestion. According to the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), 2.8 billion gallons of fuel were wast...
Posted Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 11:06 am | Filed in: Economics, Oil Dependence, Transportation
We find it worth clarifying the widely stated, yet mistaken assertion that by shifting to electric vehicles and clean energy we are simply substituting one kind of foreign dependency with another—oil for rare earth elements.
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Posted Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 12:27 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Economics, Energy Security, National Security, Oil Dependence
Seeing as Congress has now shut its doors for the summer without having produced the hoped-for energy bill, some have asked what can be done at the state and local levels to cut back on oil use. One effective answer is often overl...
Posted Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 1:58 pm | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Transportation
The distinction between domestically produced and imported oil has been a subject of considerable debate and confusion. From an energy security standpoint, a common argument goes that increased production of oil in the United St...
Posted Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 12:49 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
Central city decline, urban collapse, traffic congestion, air pollution and high oil demand are all problems linked to excessive dependence on automobiles. Many cities rely on transit to diminish such burdens, given the virtues of...
Posted Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Transportation
This Thursday, Democrats discussed their energy strategy in a closed door caucus meeting.
After the meeting, E&E Daily quotes Majority Leader Reid as he states his four main goals for an energy bill: "Whatever form it takes...
Posted Friday, June 25th, 2010 at 9:57 am | Filed in: Legislation, Natural Gas, Oil Dependence
In light of a recent Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing of testimony on a bill that would incentivize the mass deployment of electric vehicles across the country, it is interesting to assess the argument that...
Posted Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 10:35 am | Filed in: Electrification, Oil Dependence, Transportation
