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demwing

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37. That number is not accurate
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:05 AM
Oct 2012
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=32&t=6

" In 2011, about 45% of the petroleum consumed by the United States was imported from foreign countries.1 This was the lowest level since 1995.

Petroleum includes crude oil and petroleum products. Petroleum products include gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, jet fuel, chemical feedstocks, asphalt, biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel), and other products. In 2011, about 60% of the crude oil processed in U.S. refineries was imported."



Let's not forget Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #1
Good point. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #2
Canadian citizens are too smart to allow it? Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #9
and we get to keep the left over nasty waste ThomThom Oct 2012 #16
Exxon Mobil and the rest have billions to burn, but they can't put a refinery in Canada, OR just 2on2u Oct 2012 #31
And Will Actually Increase Gasoline Prices In The Mid-West, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2012 #3
I was going to mention that, but wasn't certain... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #8
We can have all the oil we want -- just be willing to pay the high prices SDjack Oct 2012 #4
Thanks, Peggy for posting this! The Petroleum Mafia pimps their drilling efforts every chance.... Raster Oct 2012 #5
Good find, CP. 7wo7rees Oct 2012 #6
The other way is with their paid shills pushing war. Always the same crowd. Coincidence? No... freshwest Oct 2012 #11
Thanks Peggy! make it VIRAL! Cha Oct 2012 #7
Gas prices going up regardless of who is elected for the next century abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #10
Actually we are on the downward side, about a quarter of the way. RC Oct 2012 #12
That chart is not really accurate as demand is ever increasing.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #18
Well the flip side of broadening demand abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #25
A lot of macro-economic people are thinking this is why they are hoarding wealth now. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #29
the story gets even better 53tammy Oct 2012 #13
Oh yeah, even better.........NOT. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #14
Thanks for that detail, and welcome to DU! nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2012 #24
Nationalize OUR natural resources! 12AngryBorneoWildmen Oct 2012 #15
I can hear the Right-wingers now screaming, "Communism!!!!" Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #20
A dollar a gallon gasoline? You realize what that'll do to food prices. Zalatix Oct 2012 #27
Oh sure. Decreased price would speed up consumption and increase pollution. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #30
. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #17
Spot on, CaliforniaPeggy! Everyone thinks they're an expert... NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #19
Information-wise it's sophomoric. GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #21
DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW will have no effect on energy independence until ashling Oct 2012 #22
So let's Nationalize our Energy demwing Oct 2012 #23
And it still won't help. abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #26
Sure it will help demwing Oct 2012 #35
When you are using something like 50 times what is being produced abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #36
That number is not accurate demwing Oct 2012 #37
To use petroleum at all is abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #39
In that case, your number is both inaccurate, and off-topic demwing Oct 2012 #40
The only oil left to extract is the expensive stuff anyway NickB79 Oct 2012 #28
We need a BAN on oil and other non-renewable energy sources Hugabear Oct 2012 #32
Nationalize the Oil and the Oil companies, problem solved coldwaterintheface Oct 2012 #33
I totally agree with this... AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #34
I have friends who thought that gas prices should have gone down after we invaded Iraq. reusrename Oct 2012 #38
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