Words Versus Actions

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Today's Washington Examiner reported on a speech given at Georgetown University by President Obama on America's energy policy.  The President wants to set a goal of reducing America's oil imports by one third by 2025.  The obvious answer here is--Drill, Baby, Drill, but somehow I doubt that is what he has in mind.

The article reports:

"The president acknowledged that there is little he can do to bring down the cost, since oil is priced globally and increased demand from China and other developing nations continues to push prices up.  A longer-term energy strategy, he said, would depend not only on increasing domestic oil production, but also on boosting the use of other energy sources, including natural gas and biofuels.

""We have to discover and produce cleaner, renewable sources of energy," Obama said.  "And we have to do it quickly.""

As reported in rightwinggranny.com on March 14, the majority of imported oil in the United States is used in the transportation industry.  Even electric cars need something to generate their electricity, and biofuel (ethanol) has been a total disaster for food prices and fuel economy.  The solution to American dependence on foreign oil is to develop our own resources (not give money to Brazil to develop theirs).

Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle reported yesterday that House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a suite of bills that aim to expand offshore drilling by forcing the Obama administration to vet proposed exploration quickly and sell more oil and gas leases along the East Coast.

The article reports:

"Since Feb. 28, the government has approved six of the 57 deep-water drilling projects that were permitted before that ban was imposed.

"A second bill would force the administration to conduct previously planned oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf and offshore Virginia that were delayed or canceled after last year's spill. For instance, it would require two Gulf lease sales that were to take place this year but may be pushed to 2012 while the government completes an environmental study.

"A third measure would force the government to sell leases in the nation's most energy-rich offshore areas, chiefly along parts of the Atlantic coast and Arctic waters near Alaska."

If actions speak louder than words, who is looking out for America's energy needs?

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The American government is trying to be independent in the energy sector specially in the department of the oil.There are many people who are looking for some ways and tips by which they may make their assignment,that's why I am searching help to write my admission essay for getting some extra marks in the admission.The price of the oil is increasing day by day at a rapid pace for the amount of it's requirement. The Obama administration should rethink about this issue.

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