Oil is an energy source that the U.S. is very much dependent upon. It is used to create fuels, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. It is also used in the manufacturing of plastics and industrial chemicals. Much of our oil is imported, creating a dependency on sources that are unpredictable and costly.
Horizon.tv (Netherlands only) Horizon.tv (Switzerland only) Das Erste (The First), or Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (First German Television), is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany. It is a joint production of Germany's regional public broadcasters acting through, and coordinated by, the ARD consortium, with the exception of Deutsche Welle.
Der, die and das are definite articles. You decide which you have to use depending on the gender of the noun. In the German language there are three genders: masculine -> der; feminine -> die; neuter -> das; For some nouns it is obvious which gender they are: die Frau - the woman; der Mann - the man; das Auto, das Haus - the car, the house