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Lisa Murkowski: “The vast majority of Americans are going to run their cars on petroleum for the foreseeable future.”

On the recordMarch 11, 2009
The vast majority of Americans are going to run their cars on petroleum for the foreseeable future.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski acknowledges the continued reliance on petroleum despite hopes for renewables.

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