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U.S. gasoline consumption is one of the most critical challenges in energy policy.  One out of every 9 barrels of all oil consumed globally is consumed as gasoline in the U.S.  It is a huge drag on consumer pocketbooks and the economy, the primary cause of U.S. dependence on mid-East imports, and a major source of pollution and global warming emissions.  The fact that even President Bush-- an oil man from Texas-- declared that we had to end our addiction to oil, underscores the challenge we face.  But the Bush administration did not act with the aggressiveness that the President’s words seemed to demand.

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