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Arab Oil Embargo

Militant Islamist fighters from the self-named Islamic State take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province.

Why you should worry about where your oil (and gas) comes from

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Oil fuels your car, heats your home. It’s in toys, cosmetics, some clothes, most plastics. But it too often comes from places where people are suffering or indirectly funding terror. What can you do? An author has some ideas.

Kings of the American Road, then and now. 40 years after the Arab Oil Embargo, American driving habits are slowly changing.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock

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Kings of the American Road, then and now. 40 years after the Arab Oil Embargo, American driving habits are slowly changing.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock

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Gasoline shortages prompted by the Arab Oil Embargo hit this station near Interstate 5 in Oregon in October, 1973. The embargo roiled the US economy through the winter of 1973-74, before it was lifted on March 17, 1974.

40 years after the Arab oil embargo, America still loves its petroleum

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Gasoline shortages prompted by the Arab Oil Embargo hit this station near Interstate 5 in Oregon in October, 1973. The embargo roiled the US economy through the winter of 1973-74, before it was lifted on March 17, 1974.

40 years after the Arab oil embargo, America still loves its petroleum

Environment