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Carl Marlinga: “OPEC countries know that there is a serious chance that we…”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

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One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race

Published | Video Starts at 04:16

Right now, even moving in that direction is going to have an effect on gas prices, because if the OPEC countries know that there is a serious chance that we can divest ourselves entirely from the need for oil and gas. they will not hold us up as they have in the past recently withholding 2 million barrels of oil a day to drive up prices. (04:16–04:26)

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Asserts that transitioning to renewable energy could reduce dependency on OPEC oil.

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