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The federal government can help achieve energy independence from OPEC by permitting oil and gas development offshore in a fair and responsible way. |
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Permitting |
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Not permitting |
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Congress should act to keep the promises contained in legislation decades ago authorizing the development of oil and gas resources on the coastal plain of ANWR and in NPR-A. The responsible development of the oil and gas resources contained in these basins is important to achieving energy independence from OPEC. |
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True |
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False |
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Pollution emissions have ________ even as total coal-fired plant power generation has increased at about twice the rate. |
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Decreased |
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Increased |
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Integrated Gasification, Combined-Cycle (IGCC) plants use gas and steam turbines to generate electricity. Integration of the gasifier, gas turbine, and steam turbine (for reclaiming lost heat in the exhaust) allows for high efficiencies while also reducing environmental impacts. IGCC is one of many technologies referred to as |
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clean coal |
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dirty coal |
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The Greater Green River Basin in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming contains oil shale deposits greater than |
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One trillion barrels of oil. |
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Three trillion barrels of oil. |
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While "biomass" itself may not be a familiar term, its uses almost certainly are. For example, anyone who uses a wood stove to keep warm is using biomass for energy. Beyond wood, biomass includes wood waste, planted crops, crop residues, and food and animalwastes. Everything from tree bark and switchgrass to landfill gas counts as biomass and could be cultivated to help meet our nation’s energy needs. |
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True |
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False |
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Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have used genetic engineering to develop cutting‐edge algae technology. Algal fuels _______ a potential drop in fuel of the future. |
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Are not |
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Are |
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Plug-in hybrid vehicles have an engine powered by liquid fuel and an electric motor powered by a |
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rechargeable battery pack. |
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Solar energy |
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Affordable energy is vital to our economic well‐being: a prudent balancing of energy goals with the proper standards for environmental regulation is more pressing than ever. Yet our nation is too often hamstrung by regulatory overreach, permitting delays, and litigation that seeks to apply environmental laws well beyond their original intent. |
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True |
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False |
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We use energy more efficiently and we are witnessing gains in electricity and natural gas as transportation fuels. We must continue to fund and eventually increase funding for scientific research critical to continued progress. Only basic and rigorous research will produce the dramatic breakthroughs we need to reach a future in which "clean energy" and "energy independence" are more than just a slogan. |
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True |
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False |
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