What was the 1970s Republican oil policy?

Answer by  shelsher (160)

The goal of the Republican oil policy was to reduce the US dependency on foreign oil by for example making cars more fuel efficient, drilling for more oil and by price controls.

Answer by  skinnybob (248)

The policy was to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. President Carter aimed at achieving this by raising the standards of fuel efficiency of American made cars. It worked because over a period of time oil imports from the Persian Gulf fell by a whopping 87 percent.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

Republicans wanted to drill for more oil. Environmentalists and Democrats, include President Jimmy Carter, wanted to solve the problem with price controls and conservation. The result of increased demand due to population growth and a cooler than average decade was shortages.

Answer by  bitchstewie (489)

Like most things the republican policy was to privatize the profits and socialize the costs of oil by reducing taxes and controls.

Answer by  adamst (10)

The energy crisis in 1973 some believe was due to an oil embargo by OPEC in response to the United States decision to support Isreal in the Yom Kippur War.

Answer by  reddeb96701 (494)

Lead by President G. Ford the republicans helped to take price controls off oil from stipper wells and residual fuels. Although domestic fuel production was still declining at the end of this presidents term the actions of his republican term helped to slow the rise in the worlds oil prices.