Ronald Jackson's GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES NOW: U.S. May Be Inching Toward Oil Independence - Oil Industry Doesn't Mind If They Cause Earthquakes & Contaminate America To Do It

Water from faucet catches fire: caused by fracking in the area (Screen capture from
documentary "Gasland")

U.S. oil imports are down 17% since 2010, helping narrow the trade deficit.

By Paul Davidson
U.S. oil imports fell sharply again in 2013 while petroleum exports rose, leading some analysts to proclaim that a new era of energy independence is just a few years away.

Experts largely credit new drilling techniques that have unearthed vast troves of previously inaccessible oil embedded in shale deposits in states such as North Dakota and Texas.

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U.S. May Be Inching Toward Oil Independence - Oil Industry Doesn't Mind If They Cause Earthquakes & Contaminate America To Do It

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