Based on the text, it can be said that...

A

America today imports more than three times as much the amount of oil it used to by the mid seventies.

B

currently, the U.S. imports two-thirds of its consumption everyday.

C

the Bush administration officially determined a slower exploitation of America's own oil reserves.

D

ethanol from corn will reduce external dependence of the U.S. on foreign oil during the decades to come.

E

the priorities of the nation may be mixed up with the priorities of the domestic oil industry.