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If we drill the hell out of everything, including protected public lands and fragile regions like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, America can emerge as an 'energy superpower.'
Jeff Goodell
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Jeff Goodell
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: January 1
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