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Study Reinforces Need for American Energy Development
Posted by
Spencer Pederson
on
February 24, 2011
As America’s dependence on foreign oil is highlighted by increased gasoline prices due to political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, a newly released study confirms what Natural Resources Republicans have been telling President Obama for two years: Increased American energy production creates jobs, increases American energy security and helps reduce our national debt.
Specifically, the study found the following production potential in Alaska’s Arctic outer continental shelf (OCS):
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