Why is domestic oil production important?What are the major challenges to maintaining or expanding domestic oil production?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that petroleum, or oil, currently supplies over one-third of the total energy needs of the United States and that less than half of the oil we use is imported.
2, Discuss how dependence on foreign supplies of oil leaves the United States at the mercy of nations with whom we have (or may one day have) strained relationships, for example Russia and Middle Eastern countries.
3, Discuss the challenges in current domestic oil production: high costs and environmental concerns.
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coercive power? A) A's threat persuades B to do something B does not want to do. B) B does something A wants in exchange for benefits from A. C) A persuades B to do something that harms B's interests. D) B does something in order to gain favor with A.
When and why was the Texas state lottery created? Should the lottery be continued in its current form (including how lottery revenue is distributed)? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?