current geographic issues,”-Dependency on foreign oil imports makes many in both Canada and theUnited States uncomfortable, especially given the ongoing potentiallyantagonistic relationships with the Persian Gulf states. Finding more domesticsources of energy has become a major issue for the United States. This hasboosted interest in renewable energy
as well as increased pressure in theUnited States to allow extraction of oil and gas from shale deposits and to drillfor oil in coastal waters.- look on page 24″