ORLANDO, Florida - An abundance of cheap US oil and natural gas has resulted in a plunge in prices at the pump for American motorists.
Technologies like hydraulic fracturing have prompted a surge in US production, and a 40 percent decline in energy imports from OPEC nations such as Iraq.
But the US turn towards homegrown energy sources has prompted fierce competition between new and traditional forms of fuel.
Rudaw correspondent Steve Mort reports from Orlando, Florida.
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