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[[Image:User_orangemike.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Why they call me "Orange Mike"; photo taken while I was a delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention 
Me to [[Ben Stein]] on his show: ''"Quiet good taste is the key. Once I learned to avoid '''that''', I could find a look that worked for me."'']]
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I am Michael James Lowrey, called "Orange Mike" because I like the color a lot and tend to wear at least a bit of it on most days which are not [[Saint Patrick's Day]].

I am a Wikipedia administrator to spread [[fear]] on the board, with a tendency to spend a fair amount of time on new-page patrol and general clean-up. I am convicted villen and known vadalist, I would "deletionist" any aritcle by using the laws of Russian Zchaaar of non-freedom speech. You can see I don't have any work of my own, I survive on the board for the soley purpose of deletion. [[Deletionism and inclusionism in Wikipedia|inclusionist-deletionist spectrum]], because I believe that many articles here (including not only new ones but many existing ones) are violations of our standards: how-to guides and game manuals, fan trivia, in-universe fiction summaries, obscure porn actor biographies, politician self-aggrandisement, memorials, original essays masquerading as scholarship, etc. When I say I am a bit of a deletionist, I mean that I hold articles here to higher standards of notability, verifiability, etc. than some other editors. (And yes, our servers are overloaded, and the problem's not getting any better.) I'd rather see fewer articles, better researched and better written. I am really glad to help other editors in any way I can, though; and please don't hesitate to contact me.

I was born in 1953 in [[Jackson, Tennessee]]. In 1977, disgusted by the corruption and stupidity of [[Southern politics]], I moved to Milwaukee (partly at the urging of [[Frank Zeidler]]). I am a free-lance writer (book reviews, muckraking, and whatever suits me); I've been a member of the [[National Writers Union]] since 1985. I have worked part-time or full for [[Renaissance Books]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], one of the largest [[bookstores|used-book stores]] in North America (which doesn't have a website, alas!) since 1978. For most of the time since 1984, I have also worked for one agency or another of the State of [[Wisconsin]], and been represented by (and active in) [[AFSCME]] Council 24, the Wisconsin State Employees Union. I am a graduate ''magna cum laude'' of the [[University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee]] with a [[B.A.]] in [[History]]. (I have also attended [[Jackson State Community College]], [[Tennessee State University]] (a [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black university]]), the [[University of Wisconsin-Green Bay]], and the [[University of Chicago]].)

[[Science fiction fandom]], which I discovered in the 1970s, is my primary social outlet. I have been Fan Guest of Honor at a couple of [[science fiction conventions]]. For those who are actually interested, my Guest of Honor speech from Iowa's [[ICON convention|ICon]] 25 is to be found [[User:Orangemike/GoH|here]]. I appear in the feature-length film [http://www.findingthefuture.com ''Finding the Future: A Science Fiction Conversation''], and my daughter Kelly appears in the "Bonus" section of the DVD thereof.

For those of you interested in the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]], in such circles I am y-clept ''Lord Inali of Tanasi, [[Great Dark Horde|GDH]]''. I was on an episode of the game show ''[[Win Ben Stein's Money]]''. I won $2,000, and am told that I acquitted myself well enough. [[Ben Stein|Ben]] accused me of resembling "[[Z.Z. Top]] on acid" but said I had a good singing voice! I was listed in one edition of ''[[Marquis Who's Who|Who's Who in America]]''. Whoopee. I manage a family of virtual mutual funds on the [[Marketocracy]] site, which have a pretty good record. My [[Bacon number]] is 3. {{imdb name|2271158|Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey}}

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US Foreign Oil Dependency

2008-09-06T00:11:53Z

98.196.185.180: More materials

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man, business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the U.S. DOE ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer. The United States was third in crude oil production at 5.1 MMbd. But crude oil alone does not constitute all U.S. petroleum supplies. Significant gains occur, because crude oil expands in the refining process, liquid fuel is captured in the processing of natural gas, and we have other sources of liquid fuel, including biofuels. These additional supplies totaled 3.6 MMbd in 2007. However, we still needed 13.5 MMbd of imported crude oil and petroleum products to meet U.S. demand. The United States also exported 1.4 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2007, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 12.0 MMbd.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 657 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

This more or less confirms the 700 billion dollars oil import mentioned in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c Pickons' TV Commercial]

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:US, Oil, Dependency}}
[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-06T00:09:08Z

98.196.185.180: /* Popular Belief */

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man, business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the U.S. DOE ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer. The United States was third in crude oil production at 5.1 MMbd. But crude oil alone does not constitute all U.S. petroleum supplies. Significant gains occur, because crude oil expands in the refining process, liquid fuel is captured in the processing of natural gas, and we have other sources of liquid fuel, including biofuels. These additional supplies totaled 3.6 MMbd in 2007. However, we still needed 13.5 MMbd of imported crude oil and petroleum products to meet U.S. demand. The United States also exported 1.4 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2007, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 12.0 MMbd.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 657 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

This more or less confirms the 700 billion dollars oil import mentioned in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c Pickons' TV Commercial]

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:US, Oil, Dependency}}
[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-06T00:07:48Z

98.196.185.180: /* Government Data Source */

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the U.S. DOE ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer. The United States was third in crude oil production at 5.1 MMbd. But crude oil alone does not constitute all U.S. petroleum supplies. Significant gains occur, because crude oil expands in the refining process, liquid fuel is captured in the processing of natural gas, and we have other sources of liquid fuel, including biofuels. These additional supplies totaled 3.6 MMbd in 2007. However, we still needed 13.5 MMbd of imported crude oil and petroleum products to meet U.S. demand. The United States also exported 1.4 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2007, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 12.0 MMbd.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 657 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

This more or less confirms the 700 billion dollars oil import mentioned in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c Pickons' TV Commercial]

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:US, Oil, Dependency}}
[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-06T00:06:41Z

98.196.185.180: /* The 700 Billion Dollars Question */

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the [[DOE]] ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer. The United States was third in crude oil production at 5.1 MMbd. But crude oil alone does not constitute all U.S. petroleum supplies. Significant gains occur, because crude oil expands in the refining process, liquid fuel is captured in the processing of natural gas, and we have other sources of liquid fuel, including biofuels. These additional supplies totaled 3.6 MMbd in 2007. However, we still needed 13.5 MMbd of imported crude oil and petroleum products to meet U.S. demand. The United States also exported 1.4 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2007, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 12.0 MMbd.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 657 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

This more or less confirms the 700 billion dollars oil import mentioned in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c Pickons' TV Commercial]

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

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[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-06T00:04:40Z

98.196.185.180: /* The 700 Billion Dollars Question */

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the [[DOE]] ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer. The United States was third in crude oil production at 5.1 MMbd. But crude oil alone does not constitute all U.S. petroleum supplies. Significant gains occur, because crude oil expands in the refining process, liquid fuel is captured in the processing of natural gas, and we have other sources of liquid fuel, including biofuels. These additional supplies totaled 3.6 MMbd in 2007. However, we still needed 13.5 MMbd of imported crude oil and petroleum products to meet U.S. demand. The United States also exported 1.4 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2007, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 12.0 MMbd.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 657 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

This confirms roughly the 700 billion dollars oil import mentioned in [[Pickons' TV Commercial]]

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

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[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-05T23:59:33Z

98.196.185.180: /* Government Data Source */

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the [[DOE]] ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer. The United States was third in crude oil production at 5.1 MMbd. But crude oil alone does not constitute all U.S. petroleum supplies. Significant gains occur, because crude oil expands in the refining process, liquid fuel is captured in the processing of natural gas, and we have other sources of liquid fuel, including biofuels. These additional supplies totaled 3.6 MMbd in 2007. However, we still needed 13.5 MMbd of imported crude oil and petroleum products to meet U.S. demand. The United States also exported 1.4 MMbd of crude oil and petroleum products during 2007, so our net imports (imports minus exports) equaled 12.0 MMbd.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 70% × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 448.6 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

Where do the rest of 250 billion dollars come from?

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

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[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-05T23:56:36Z

98.196.185.180: /* Government Data Source */

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the [[DOE]] ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 70% × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 448.6 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

Where do the rest of 250 billion dollars come from?

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:US, Oil, Dependency}}
[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-05T23:56:07Z

98.196.185.180: /* Government Data Source */

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the [[DOE]] ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref>. The United States consumed 20.7 million barrels per day (MMbd) of petroleum products during 2007 making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 70% × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 448.6 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

Where do the rest of 250 billion dollars come from?

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:US, Oil, Dependency}}
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[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox

2008-09-05T23:38:04Z

98.196.185.180:

'''U.S. Foreign Oil Dependency'''

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the [[DOE]] ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the total US dailly consumption is 12 million barrels of oil per day, from which 70% is imported from foreign countries.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 70% × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 448.6 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

Where do the rest of 250 billion dollars come from?

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:US, Oil, Dependency}}
[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User talk:Dreamliner888

2008-09-05T23:34:10Z

98.196.185.180: /* Personal Sandbox */

== Personal Sandbox ==

Hi! :-) It appears that you attempted to create a personal sandbox at [[Dreamliner888:Sandbox]]. I have moved it from that name to [[User:Dreamliner888/Sandbox]], which is the proper way to create a sandbox in the userspace. The page at [[Dreamliner888:Sandbox]], which is technically in the article space, has been tagged for deletion. Not to worry, however, as all the information that was on the page has been moved to the new page in your userspace. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on my talk page. --[[User:NickW557|Nick]]—[[User:NickW557/Contact|Contact]]/[[Special:Contributions/NickW557|Contribs]] 17:51, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

<blockquote>
Thank you,
[[Special:Contributions/98.196.185.180|98.196.185.180]] ([[User talk:98.196.185.180|talk]]) 23:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
</blockquote>

US Foreign Oil Dependency

2008-09-05T21:58:31Z

98.196.185.180:

'''President''' '''[[George W. Bush]]''' said in his speech on Feb. 1, 2006 "America is addicted to oil"<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/01/america/state.php Herald Tribune, Feb. 1, 2006]</ref>, which quickly became a favorite quote in the press recently. Both sides of the political aisle seem to agree with him (a rare scene in the current political landscape) and vowing to reduce the dependency to foreign oil has quickly become one of the major popular political strategies for the 2008 campaign to the [[White House]]. But to what extent the US depends on the foreign oil is quite much debatable.

== Popular Belief ==

The famous Texas oil man business tycoon [[T. Boone Pickens]] claimed in his [[Pickens Plan]] and TV commercial<ref name="ref2">Pickens TV Commercial on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c YouTube]</ref> that US imports a total of 700 billion dallors worth of oil from different parts of the world annually — mostly from the [[Middle East]] countries; and this is the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind.

== Government Data Source ==

According to the [[DOE]] ([[Department of Energy]]) data source,<ref>DOE Webside Article — [http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Are We on Foreign Oil?]</ref> the total US dailly consumption is 12 million barrels of oil per day, from which 70% is imported from foreign countries.

== The 700 Billion Dollars Question ==

Based on the current [[oil price]] of $100 to $130 per barrel (assuming it reaches $150 dpb by the end of 2008), the total worth of imported foreign oil is:

12,000,000 bpd × 70% × 150 dpb × 365 dpy ≈ 448.6 (billion dollars per year)

where

bpd = barrel per day

dpb = US dollars per barrel

dpy = days per year

Where do the rest of 250 billion dollars come from?

In the [[Pickens Plan]], Mr. Pickens projected that oil price will reach more than $200 dollars per barrel in not so distanced future. For more information please check with the [[Pickens Plan]] and related reference<ref name="ref2"/><ref>[[North American energy independence]]</ref>.

== Reference ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[http://www.relevantminded.com Relevantminded.com - Energy Independence and Conservation]
*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm How Dependent Is the United States on Foreign Oil?]
*[http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/ American Energy Independence]
*[http://www.gop.gov/recesskits/independenceday2008.pdf American Energy Independence Day 2008]
*[http://mikerogers.house.gov/EnergyIndependence.aspx Energy Independence Plan]

*[http://www.UsaEnergyIndependence.com/ USA Energy Independence.com]
*[http://www.newenglandmetalroof.com/construction_directory/dependence-foreign-oil.html "Dangers of U.S dependence on foreign oil"]

{{DEFAULTSORT:US, Oil, Dependency}}
[[Category:2000s economic history]]
[[Category:Economic problems]]
[[Category:Energy crises]]
[[Category:History of the petroleum industry]]
[[Category:Peak oil]]
[[Category:World economic crises]]

User:Saharasky

2008-09-04T02:06:16Z

98.196.185.180:

A vast, awesome ecological wasteland where only a few brave eagles dare to soar and explore. Soon a powerful storm of Gustav came and swifted though, leaving a beautiful blue sky over the deadly, endless, peaceful cradle of mankind!

If you want to be famous, try to be a VP running mate of GOP presidential candidate;

Or post a nude photo of yourself on the internet.

However, if you want other people to believe what you are saying, just tell the truth, plain truth, no gimmicks, no spin......

Awesome?

Powerful?

With a hint of ???!!!

Rooster seems to be Quite quiet

Dreamliner888

Spring is comming to the Desert

Connecting all the Dots……

Okay, okay, down to the earth now my fiend, I have to confess that I just bought a new car in the color of "desert sand". So please relax and read my writing. Remember to correct my English as well, critics are welcome!

I need a good picture of the Sahara Desert (not in Las Vegas, of course) with a blue sky, please upload and let me know.

I just learnt how to get to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia].

How to use template, redirect, messages, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/General#Disambiguation_and_redirection Wikipedia Template Messages]
Or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to Wikipedia How-to]

Enjoy -

User:Saharasky

2008-09-04T02:05:08Z

98.196.185.180:

A vast, awesome ecological wasteland where only a few brave eagles dare to soar and explore. Soon a powerful storm of Gustav came and swifted though, leaving a beautiful blue sky over the deadly, endless, peaceful cradle of mankind!

If you want to be famous, try to be a VP running mate of GOP presidential candidate;

Or post a nude photo of yourself on the internet.

However, if you want other people to believe what you are saying, just tell the truth, plain truth, no gimmicks, no spin......

Awesome?

Powerful?

With a hint of ???!!!

Rooster seems to be Quite quiet

Dreamliner888

Spring is comming to the Desert

Connecting all the Dots……

Okay, okay, down to the earth now my fiend, I have to confess that I just bought a new car in the color of "desert sand". So please relax and read my writing. Remember to correct my English as well, critical views are welcome!

I need a good picture of the Sahara Desert (not in Las Vegas, of course) with a blue sky, please upload.

I just learnt how to get to [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia].

How to use template, redirect, messages, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/General#Disambiguation_and_redirection Wikipedia Template Messages]
Or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_how-to Wikipedia How-to]

Enjoy -