Tag Archives : US dependence on oil

Sarah Palin believes that oil is here to stay for the US, and that renewable energy and domestic oil development should go hand-in-hand. “Alternative sources of energy are part of the answer, but only part. There’s no getting around the fact that we still need to ‘drill, baby, drill!’ And if those in D.C. say otherwise, we need to tell [...]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a historic decision recognizing for the first time that greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), cause climate change and are hazardous to public health. The measure marks a turning point in US climate policy. This reverses the old Bush administration doubts on the need to address carbon [...]