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CEA’s David Holt discusses the importance of American energy development in creating a sustainable environment and affordable energy for families across the country.

Yet too much of the debate continues to force a false choice between developing our energy and environmental protection. Thanks to improved technology and procedures, plus an array of regulations that’s second to none globally, the industry has helped America continue its role as a world leader in energy conservation. Case in point: The U.S. reduced its carbon emissions by 0.5 percent, the most of all major countries, in 2017, the latest BP Statistical Review of World Energy says, all while the national economy grew by nearly 3 percent.

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