America’s dependence on foreign oil has negative effects on two major fronts. First, it hurts America financially. The increase price of gasoline is hurting Americans and our economy: many are losing their jobs and cannot afford to spend money to help our economy. Oil prices seem to be skyrocketing daily with seemingly no end in sight. I believe that America should not pour money into foreign countries. A mind-boggling example of this is Dubai. Dubai has the ability to build almost imaginable buildings such as an indoor sky slop, the world’s biggest mall, an underwater hotel, and countless others. Yes, an underwater hotel! We spend more than $700 billion a year in oil or nearly $13 million worth per hour. This links our economic security in the hands of foreign countries, many of which we have "rickety" or unstable relations with (i.e. Hugo Chavez). We need to create energy on our land, so America can be investing in America. I believe this can be done and can be advantageous to our environment. The second major threat that oil poses is to our environment. Many people are skeptical about the existence of global warming and about what causes it. Some believe the that we are just going through a natural change in climate, there actually is no (reliable) evidence that points to global warming, and other "excuses."I believe, from empirical evidence, that carbon dioxide increase (from combustion of gasoline, deforestation, and from industries) is a huge factor in creating the global warming crisis. This issue is linked with the presidential race. America needs to chose a presidential candidate who supports efforts to decrease our dependence on foreign oil. These candidates should fiscally support new ways to develop energy and to support federal caps on greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas, hydrogen power, solar energy, biofuels, and fuel cells are ways that, if funded and further developed, can help America end its dependence on oil. The following youtube video is a great! It touches upon almost all the major issues this blog will focus on.