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 The growing dependence on imports puts the U.S. at risk, not only because 53 percent of the world' proven oil reserves are in the volatile Persian Gulf region but because pipeline and international sealanes must be protected.  Additionally, the growing need for imports contributes to the economic vulnerability of the U.S. by increasing the foreign 

 

 U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham warned that the country is critically low on natural gas.  Gallup polls, which consistently show that "lack of energy" or "energy crisis" is at the bottom of their list of important problems facing the nation. (Scientific American, Volume 289 No. 2, pg27)