ed with coordinating the crude-oil policies of its member states. OPEC has twelve members, Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Headquarters is in Vienna, Austria. The countries I mentioned gets to decide how much a barrel of oil is going to cost Americans. That is one of the many reasons that the United States decided to occupy and develop Iraq into a United States friendly Democratic state. Basically, who ever has the most control of the countries with the oil dominance will have a huge asset to work with in the world's economy.
             "Republicans are committed to meeting the challenge of long-term global climate change by relying on markets and new technologies to improve energy efficiency. These efforts will help reduce emissions over time, while allowing the economy to grow. Our President and our Party strongly oppose the Kyoto Protocol and similar mandatory carbon emissions controls that harm economic growth and destroy American jobs."(www.issues.org) Republicans oppose the Kyoto Protocol and cleaner emissions laws for economic growth. As mentioned in the Republican Platform, republicans are against the Kyoto Protocol, to help economic growth, that is a good tactic used by the republicans. "Cheney called alternative fuels such as ethanol or solar power promising but still "years down the road." He said the administratio
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