February 15, 2013

Independence Won't Boost US Power

Meghan O'Sullivan, Bloomberg


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“We are finally poised to control our own energy future,” said President Barack Obama in his State of the Union message, noting the drastic increase in American energy production from unconventional oil and gas resources.

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