The Natural Resource Defense Council released a report ranking states by vulnerability to changing oil prices and steps those states have taken to reduce oil dependence, writes Matt Coker for OC Weekly.
The top 10 states in promoting clean tech and reducing oil dependency in descending order include: California, Massachusetts, Washington, New Mexico, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Florida. The top 10 states vulnerable to oil prices in descending order are: Mississippi, Montana, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico, Georgia and Arkansas.
- United States 12 Month Oil (USL): up 28% year-to-date
- United States Oil (USO): up 11.4% year-to-date
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Max Chen contributed to this article.