and co-host linda gasparello. >> barry worthington is the executive director of the united states energy association. welcome to the broadcast. >> thank you for having me. >> what is the relationship between the united states energy association and the world energy council? >> we belong to the council as a country. there are 90 members. we're the u.s. affiliate. we have counterparts in the other 90 countries. >> what is your mission? >> we strive to develop a dialogue and forum for conversation for people inside the energy industry and those outside to understand how the energy systems work. >> it is more important than it has ever been as we have reached 7 billion people. >> this week, according to the united nations. whoever that child is the was the 7 billionth, there is about a 1/3 chance that they were born in a modern economy with a viable energy. >> which means also having food and water available. >> it does. you cannot have food or water without energy. there's also 1/3 of the chance they were born in a location where there is inadequate, and reliable, and unaffordable energy. chance also 1

cambridge energy research associates project that they could supply 5 million barrels of oil a day to the united states in 2013. one and 4 barrels expected to consume. by expanding access to domestic energy resources, strengthening our energy partnership with canada, and increasing our domestic biofuels used as possible we could produce all of america's liquid fuels needs by 2026. so, in closing, we'll and natural gas will continue to be critical to meeting our energy needs. so we can choose to safely and responsibly produce more american energy, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs and generating billions in the revenue for the government or we can stand on the sidelines and watch as other countries produce those resources that we will then have to purchase. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. >> good morning, mr. chairman, members of the committee. i'm honored to represent here the united states energy security council, to which includes former secretaries of defense, state, interior, transportation, homeland security, agriculture and air force, former chairman of the said alan greenspan, na

cambridge energy research associates projects canada could supply 5 million barrels of oil a day to the united statesnd 2030 or one and 4 barrels of american expect to consume. by expanding our access to domestic energy resources, strengthening our energy partnership with canada, and increasing our domestic biofuel use it is possible we can produce all of america's liquid fuel needs by 2026. so, in closing, we'll and natural gas will continue to be critical meeting our needs. we can choose to safely and responsibly produce more american energy, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs generating billions for the government or stand on the sidelines and watch as other countries produce resources we then have to purchase. thank you mr. sherman. >> thank you. >> mr. luft? >> i'm honored to represent here the united states energy security council which includes former secretaries of defense, state, interior, transportation, homeland security, agriculture and airforce. former chairman of the fed alan greenspan, national security advisers, directors of cia can't flag officers and former marketing shale oil a

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