"We know that pumping oil out of the ground does not create many jobs. It does not foster an entrepreneurial spirit, nor does it sharpen critical faculties."
"The efficient use of energy is as much an issue for Saudi Arabia, with its huge natural resources, as it is for all countries. Increased efficiency makes sense environmentally, but also economically."
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Source: Top Iraqi Shi'ite cleric rejects Baathist law. www.reuters.com. April 2, 2007.
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