America’s Foreign Oil Dependency

Dimon English 091 November 5, 2006 "Oil Dependency: Increase Research Funds" America's dependency on foreign oil is slowly crippling the average citizen's hard-earned income with outrageous fluctuation in gas prices. The American government seriously needs to step it in gear and start taking action on possible supplemental energy sources to replace foreign oil and actually begin providing those sources to the public without overpricing. Today's foreign oil is polluting our air and crushing we

driving thirst for even more oil, despite the high prices. Breaking this dependency on oil may be the only cure if America is going to solve its problems of obtaining a fossil fuel free energy for the future. In order to come up with a solution for the future, the current US energy situation, possible solutions, and where the future of the US energy is going without fossil fuels must be considered. Only then can America finally break free of its dependence on foreign oil. It has been no surprise

Michael Klare's Blood and Oil Michael Klare has written an interesting and very relevant book, dealing as it does with the politics of oil, US foreign policy, the Middle East, and the causes of terrorism. He writes

producing oil at home the nation’s dependency on foreign oil will rise to rise to sixty-four percent by the year 2020 (Coon par 1). Representative Richard Pombo, a California Republican, commented on ANWR and the possibility of being able to decrease America’s dependency on foreign oil: “ANWR is not the whole solution, but I believe it’s the biggest reserve of oil we have in the United States and our best opportunity to lessen dependence” (Marek 37). By drilling in ANWR, the amount of oil that would

America MUST Drill for Oil in The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)      For a drug addict to quit a drug, the best solutions for the addict would be to slowly wean them self off the drug periodically. America can be viewed in a parallel way on its dependency for oil. America needs another source of oil to slowly lessen its overwhelming dependency on foreign oil and to help the process of finding another mass energy source. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge better known as the ANWR is a

In February 9, 2005, the TransCanada proposed a pipeline system that would be able to transport crude oil from Canada into the United States. The pipeline was given the name the Keystone Pipeline System. Originally, the pipeline was to run from Alberta, Canada to refineries in Illinois. However, in 2008 another proposition was raised in order to extend the pipeline even further to down to Texas. The proposition is known as the Keystone XL. The possible construction of the pipeline is a controversial

Offshore oil drilling is a big contribution to obtaining oil for the U.S., but it is also a big controversy to continue offshore drilling or to stop the drilling. most of the world’s energy comes from the use of oil, even though there are other resources to use oil is the most commonly used, But there is a shortage in oil especially in the U.S. so they suggest drilling for oil in the ocean to reach unexplored oil wells. There are benefits in offshore oil drilling such as jobs, domestic fuel, and

can be construed that oil is almost as valuable as water. It is used in, literally, every facet of our lives. “Petroleum products include transportation fuels, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation, asphalt and road oil, and the feedstocks used to make chemicals, plastics, and synthetic materials found in nearly everything we use today” (EIA). Legislators in Washington would object, but the fact of the matter is that foreign dependency on oil dictates foreign policy. Jad Mouawad, from

Foreign Oil Dependency and the United States: Ways to Cut the Strings The United States has made great strides with its oil industries. In fact oil is used in a plethora of products that are commonly used every day such as plastics. The use of oil has allowed the citizens to travel globally, to enjoy the freedoms the combustible engine have provided and to produce affordable energy sources to handle the tasks of living daily life. However, the problem is that oil is not renewable and is unclean

environment compared to fossil fuel energy. In my opinion, the United States should invest in green energy, because it would assist in tackling issues regarding global climate change, create jobs as well as boost economy and decrease our dependence on foreign oil supplies. Currently there is an ongoing debate as to whether the U.S. government should invest in green energy or leave it to the private sector. Now, the U.S. economy is a mixed economy, defined as an economic system that protects private property