Energy Independence

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Towards an Energy-Dependent US

Thesis Statement : The US should become energy independent because of environmental concerns and for purposes of sustainability

Historically , the US already expressed intentions of becoming energy independent in 1974 (Weinberg , 1994

It seeks to become energy independent by the year 1980 with allowance to reach at 1985 (Weinberg , 1994

It is under the leadership of President Nixon that this is done with the

br completion of The Nation 's Energy Future : A Report to the President by Gorman Smith and Peter Auer (Weinberg , 1994

The use of energy has the largest environmental impact among the human activities (Bashkin , 2003

The making and consumption of energy serves as the main contributor to greenhouse gas emissions , air pollution , and nuclear waste generation (OECD , 2001

There are also effects on climate change that is seen from the current trend in use and production of energy (OECD , 1991

The wastes that are derived from the production of energy is considered to be a contributor to the pollution of the environment (Hodgson , 1999

The current sources of energy are starting to be depleted especially as most are non-renewable (Allender Spradley , 2005

This is connected to three interrelated factors , which are population pressure , resource depletion , and habitat destruction (Heinberg , 2004

This depletion is caused by the increasing demand and decreasing supply (Yang , 1998

There are recent calls...