Energy consumption is directly connected to Economic activity; factories, agriculture and services are all directly driven by energy. Thus, cutting energy - as Obama as done - will result in declining economic input. It doesn't take a PhD economist to figure this out.
To Be Great, America Needs To Use More Energy, Not Less
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