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Jay Rockefeller: No matter what BP does, no matter what any oil company does, on our current course, so long as we are dependent on…

On the recordMay 17, 2010
No matter what BP does, no matter what any oil company does, on our current course, so long as we are dependent on fossil fuels imported from elsewhere for the bulk of our energy needs, we will continue to run a set of risks.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Highlighting risks of dependence on imported fossil fuels.

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