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New Year’s Message to Congress on U.S. Energy Independence and Exports: Do No Harm

Fuel Fix: When asked about the Republican agenda for 2015, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) is promising a “full-throated” debate on national energy policy. That worries me because ultimately, our energy situation is already moving in the right direction. U.S. oil imports have tumbled to their lowest levels in 16 years, with oil from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) losing significant market share. As I explain in a newly published Special Issue on “U.S. Energy Independence: Present and Emerging Issues” in the journal Energy Strategy Reviews, after decades of dwindling energy supply and rising oil and gas demand, the United States finds itself in a new strategic position.

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