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[Oerdin]

Massively increasing domestic oil production. Mainly off sore oil and gas production. If the US took similiar action by increasing gas taxes, forcing up CAFE standards, inoriving energy efficiency for homes & businesses, increased the use of ethinol, and greenlighting a huge increase in off shore production then the US could likely reach the same point in 30 years.

Over half of our trade deficit comes from oil imports so even if we don't shift from a hydrocarbon based economy it would still be hugely benificial to our nation's economy to become energy independent. We'd also stop filling the pockets of the oil dictatorships around the world and that would also be a major improvement.