In the Pipeline
Which country in the world is the leading exporter of oil to the United States? Depends on when you're asking. In 1975, the answer was Canada. And in 2005, it was ... Canada. Surprised? The image above is taken from the US Import Timeline found on the website for Oil on the Brain, a new book by journalist Lisa Margonelli. Ted Conover calls it a "timely sequel" to Daniel Yergin's 1992 Pulitzer-winning opus, The Prize.
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one supposes that's the reason Canada wants to get at its tar sands. if the oil is running out then there goes a big par to of thie r economy. no?
That's odd. I never even knew Canada exported oil. All I every hear about is mid-east oil and "those greedy arabs". Thanks for the info.
It is odd, isn't it. Here's something I posted earlier on the same topic. There's really more to it than meets the eye. To make sense of it, I guess I'll have to read the book.
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