Monthly Oil Imports

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Permalink Reply by david@PickensPlan on July 27, 2009 at 12:05pm

I think there was a problem with these numbers, if memory serves.there was an issue of obtaining the correct numbers.

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Permalink Reply by DAVID KRAUSZ on August 3, 2009 at 3:03pm

please up date for July, also do u have a miter for daily imports i wold like to put in my website & twitter my twitter name stop_oil

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Permalink Reply by Leslie G. on August 12, 2009 at 8:02am

How dependent are we on foreign oil?
Nearly 40 years after the peak of U.S. oil production, black gold is becoming a black sheep.
By Russell McLendonWed, Aug 12 2009 at 5:00 AM EST
Article

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Dixon on August 12, 2009 at 9:07am

Leslie G.

Thanks for the link. It is a shame but a lot of people are still living in denial

Thomas

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Permalink Reply by Hadayai Majeed on August 29, 2009 at 7:51am

Good Morning,

It is just stupid for us to continue what we are doing. We must be willing to make the sacrifices to become energy independent.

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Permalink Reply by SJC on August 30, 2009 at 1:00pm

Energy "independent" is a fantasy, it depends on how you define the term. Now that we are almost 70% dependent on foreign oil, we might get to 50% imported oil in 10 years with a LOT of hard work. It is worth doing, but we have to be realistic with our goals.

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Permalink Reply by neil cox on August 30, 2009 at 1:37pm

Bad government policies in recent decades led to a "need' for extensive bailouts which 1 worsened or 2 slowed slightly the world economic recession. Either way, most rich people, governments and institutions presently have a cash flow problem. so there is little money available for a massive alternative energy program. If you are thinking USA first, we need to build numerous factories to manufacture big wind turbines, turbine pylons, copper and aluminum wire, towers for a HVDC = high voltage direct current power line from West Texas to Tampa, Florida or other East coast location.
I can spare one dollar, can you find a few billion other people to contribute a dollar? It will take at least a year till these USA factories are completed and producing salable products/ 10 years if government does this. Unfortunately a few billion dollars does not build many factories, power lines or wind turbines, so it will take more than ten years to to get to 50% foreign oil, unless we throw lots of money at the transition. Concentrating solar and algae in transparent pipes also needs billions in start up funds if we are going to do either quickly. Unfortunately none of these alternative energy projects are likely to prove profitable even long term, except by factoring in reduced environmental damage, which does not produce a return on the investment for the investors.. Neil

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Dixon on August 31, 2009 at 7:14am

towers for a HVDC = high voltage direct current power line from West Texas to Tampa, Florida or other East coast location.

Why should we build HVDC when AC current can be transmitted much further at a lower cost-?

TOTC

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Dixon on August 31, 2009 at 8:37am

A much more efficient use of these remote wind and solar farms would be to use them as hydrogen fuel cell recharge stations.

Thomas

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Permalink Reply by Velma Ellison on September 15, 2009 at 6:48pm

Tell your famIily, friends & neighbors about the Pickens Plan. I heard Mr. Pickens plan at a luncheon in Dallas today. He is so right. We have to get our government to back this plan. NOW!!

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Permalink Reply by Barry on December 3, 2009 at 5:21pm

Where can i find reliable data for how much USA sent on foreign oil in 2008

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Dixon on December 4, 2009 at 10:47am

You can Google the answers you are looking for and below are a few links
U.S. Imports by Country of Origin
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_m...

Peak oil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil

World Proved Reserves of Oil and Natural Gas, Most Recent Estimates
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/reserves.html

Oil > Consumption (most recent) by country
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_oil_con-energy-oil-consumption

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