But once again, officials admit that they are not prepared for
a sudden rise in demand.
Not exact matches
There are any number of theories explaining the
sudden drop
in crude oil prices after two years of stability: America's increasing supply, the world's faltering
demand, an undeclared price war being waged by Saudi Arabia, the
rising U.S. dollar.
Until there is an obvious and
sudden event — such as a loss of part of the Antarctic ice sheet leading to a disastrous sea - level
rise — it's unlikely that public opinion
in the United States will provide the bottom - up
demand for action that has inspired previous Congressional action on the environment over the past forty years.