 Forbes Ever since the 1973 Arab oil embargo prompted long lines at gas stations and helped tip the U.S. into recession, energy independence has been an elusive national goal. So it might surprise you to learn that the U.S. is now closer to achieving energy independence than at any time since the 1950s. . . TAGGED: renewable energy initiatives, renewable energy, U.S. energy policy, oil dependency, energy independence, BloombergRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| 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. . . more ›› |
| 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 ›› |
| 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... more ›› |
| 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 ›› |
| Achieving energy independence is paramount to our economic prosperity and national security. How to accomplish these priorities, however, has been the subject of political debate for decades. Currently, the United States... more ›› |
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