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December 17, 2012

What Does Energy Independence Really Mean?

Jared Anderson, AOL Energy


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Few topics have received as much attention over the past year as the concept of an energy independent United States. In fact, energy independence featured prominently in the run-up to the US presidential election. But what does energy independence really mean? . .

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