On the other hand, Europe's self-sufficiency in energy is sharply declining.

与此同时，欧洲的能源自给率却在急剧下降。

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Blessed with sunshine, watered by huge rivers and close to self-sufficiency in oil, Brazil's energy potential is indeed enormous.

上天赋予的灿烂阳光、壮观大河提供的充足水源，以及几近自给自足的石油，这些确实都令巴西的能源潜力巨大。

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The missed energy system, of some complexity, is designed to ensure the home operates in almost total self-sufficiency in terms of hydroelectric energy.

稍显复杂的遗漏资源系统旨在确保住宅在水电能源方面能够做到完全的自给自足。

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Currently, there is an enormous need to create uniform regulations regarding horizontal gas drilling (or fracking) so that more wells and pipelines can be built, which will create jobs and lead to energy self sufficiency.

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The path to energy self sufficiency would require less dependence on the OPEC cartel and fewer dollars being spent protecting supplies in risky areas like the Middle East, thus lowering our defense budget and improving our budget deficit situation.

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The good news is that we can dramatically increase our energy self-sufficiency in the transportation sector where we currently consume 70 percent of the oil, some two-thirds of which is imported.

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