Question

Which best describes the relationship between the United States and oil?

Answer 1

Answer:

What began in the late 1800s as a love of oil (and the  potential wealth oil brings) has turned to a love-hate relationship  with oil. Oil has a wealth of uses, but also a wealth of  consequences.

• The United States uses one-quarter of the world's energy.
• The United States is the second-largest producer of oil in the  world.
• The United States imports more oil than any other country.
• The United States suffers from a blind and selfish dependency  on oil.
• The United States struggles with ending its dependency on oil, especially when lobbyists fight this.
• The United States argues with itself over off-shore oil  drilling. Catastrophes would truly be catastrophic, but the "oil race" continues.

Explanation:

The government of a consumer state has a vested interest in protecting the government of oil-producing states.