On the recordJanuary 27, 2009
We're borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet.
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congress.govWe're borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet.
Critique of U.S. dependence on foreign oil and environmental impact.
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