 bigstockphoto If you're like me, you've been reading about a renaissance in American fossil-fuel production. Not just that, but that the United States is on course to gain "energy independence" and even become a significant exporter of natural gas. . . TAGGED: Seattle Times, oil dependency, energy outlook, U.S. energy policy, domestic energy production, domestic energy, energy independence, natural gasRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The report does not actually predict the United States will become energy independent by 2030, though it says that North America will be. This comes from greater production, thanks to the new technologies driving natural gas... more ›› |
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