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The Rhetoric of "Independence from Oil"

Since it's Independence Day in America tomorrow, I thought it'd be fun to take a brief look at the meme of independence from oil. We certainly have heard the phrase from plenty different groups in the past few years. But is anyone really calling for "independence from oil"? What are some of the groups promoting this worldview? What about the completely different phrase "independence from foreign oil"? We'll start with a call for actually becoming independent from oil from the "Independence From Oil Day" folks. Unfortunately, while the group's ... Read more →

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