 Google Images Most policy ideas for reducing demand for energy rely on one of two claims about why consumers need to be steered toward using less of it. Call these claims Flawed People and Flawed Markets. . . TAGGED: energy efficiency, energy independence, energy outlook, U.S. energy policy, BloombergRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The U.S. is the closest it has been in almost 20 years to achieving energy self-sufficiency, a goal the nation has been pursuing since the 1973 Arab oil embargo triggered a recession and led to lines at gasoline stations. . . more ›› |
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| The past year may have been one for political gridlock and economic stagnation, but the energy world saw some of the most important achievements of the past few decades. Some observers have even suggested the United States is... more ›› |
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