Gallons by which daily U.S. oil comsumption would drop if sport
utility vehicles' average fuel efficiency increased by 3 miles per
gallon: 49,000,000
Gallons per day that the proposed drilling of Alaska's Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge is projected to yield: 42,000,000
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Harper's Index, April 2001
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Est. yearly US cost to safeguard Persian Gulf oil supply: $50 billion
Est. 2001 value of US crude oil imports from Persian Gulf: $19 billion
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Harper's Index, April 2002
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