DOE: Transportation sector consumes more petroleum than all other sectors combined

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By mmillikinAug 13, 2019, 4:00 am136 pts
The transportation sector in the US consumes more petroleum than any other sector, and that share has increased over time from about 50% in 1950 to about 70% in 2018, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). US petroleum consumption increased threefold between 1950 and 2018, from 6.5 million to 20.5…

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