As outrageous as that is, we cannot win without Congress hearing from more Americans like you.

“Drill, baby, drill” is no solution to our energy problems, not by a long shot. Help us stand up to Big Oil today.

I couldn’t quite believe it myself when I heard the crowd at the Republican National Convention last week, whipped up into a frenzy over the idea of opening our precious coasts to new drilling.

Take Action Here
https://www.environmentamerica.org/ action/ drill-baby-drill-congress?id=COM

In the last few days, 10,000 of us have urged our representatives and senators in Congress to say no to new offshore drilling, no to putting our beautiful coasts at risk of devastating spills, and no to the false hope of a quick-and-dirty fix to our energy problems. That’s a fantastic accomplishment in such a short time.

But frankly, we need to do more to make ourselves heard over the din of “drill, baby, drill” — especially when Big Oil’s propaganda machine can so easily amplify their call on Capitol Hill.

As soon as the next few days, Congress will vote on whether to pass an energy policy paid for by Big Oil or one that puts us on a path toward a clean, sustainable energy future. Tell Congress to put a stop to the Big Oil agenda right now.

Take Action
https://www.environmentamerica.org/ action/ drill-baby-drill-congress?id=COM

We’re raising the voice of people from all over the country to expose Big Oil’s self-serving agenda, which includes:

* Saying NO to clean energy and energy efficiency tax credits,
* Saying YES to $13.5 billion in tax giveaways to the oil industry, and
* Saying YES to new drilling off our coasts.

Let’s face facts. Big Oil’s agenda is not about saving us money at the pump. It’s about making them more money any way they can.

As outrageous as that is, we cannot win without Congress hearing from more Americans like you.

“Drill, baby, drill” is no solution to our energy problems, not by a long shot. Help us stand up to Big Oil today.

Talk about bait and switch … there’s a big difference between tolerating drilling on existing offshore leases and advocating that the ban on new leases be dropped.

There’s an even bigger difference between being against developing shale oil, and being for it.

It’s amazing you would provide the link to Obama’s plan when it clearly shows you’re lying. And yes, it is now clear that you are lying — not merely grossly misinformed.

You ought to stop embarrassing yourself. Most of us who frequent this site actually read stuff, so your baseless, doctrinaire assertions don’t work here.

Go sell fantasy to people who don’t deal in reality — like the Republican Party, perhaps.

You ask “Does it make that portfolio a better risk for capital investment? Not necessarily, but it could well increase the amount of capital availbe for investment.
“Does it increase demand for that portfolio? It shouldn’t have much effect on way or another for reasons I will explain.
“Does it provide more public funds for research and development of that portfolio? Yes, because of the extra tax revenues generated.

When thinking about our future energy mix, it is useful to separate fossil fuels used for transportation energy (petroleum) from electricity generating energy (coal). They are different problems with different solutions. Solving one does not necessarily automatically solve the other, nor does not solving one necessarily prevent a solution for the other.

The solution to coal is is the maximum deployment of alternative generating technology and efficiencies. These technologies are right now getting increasing amounts of capital investment. Their growth is exponential. The big problem here, aside from the required massive transmission infrastructure improvements, involves old coal costs that I don’t fully understand. Earl Killian does and I defer to his superior wisdom about it.

The solution to petroleum is efficiency in the form of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EV vehicles. By 2045 it very likely there will be very few gasoline cars on the road. Hybrids are already cost effective vs gas powered cars. The only limit on hybrid sales is availability. They fly out of dealer showrooms. Demand far outweighs supply. I would be surprised if gas only cars are even manufactured in 2025 or earlier. When mass produced plug-ins and EVs become available, demand for them will also be tremendous.

He calls for expedited drilling in the Bakken Shale formation (I thought this was shale to oil and thank you for correcting me. Turns out it is straightforward drilling). He wants more drilling in the Alaska Petroleum Reserve. If this is disinformation, it comes from Obama, not me.

Frankly Joe, I have been surprised at the kid glove treatment you have given Obama on energy issues especially his strong support for corn ethanol. I would think you would be horrified by what he’s saying about coal as he campaigns in Pennsylvania and other coal producing swing states.

I am very close to putting you on permanent moderation for your continued spreading of debunked disinformation. Obama does NOT support shale to oil. Please read his plan and then understand what you are reading.

He does not “favor” an increase in offshore drilling. The is incredibly clear from all of his statements on the subject. He is willing to tolerate an increase in offshore drilling if that’s what it takes to get the stuff that matters.