Until the U.S. opens offshore oil drilling, it will be seen as the world's worst energy hypocrite

The American ^ | 8/1/2008 | Robert Bryce

[Xth Legion]

If you think that the issue of offshore drilling is only a matter of interest to American environmental groups and the U.S. Congress, think again. At last month’s World Petroleum Congress in Madrid, the blatant hypocrisy of U.S. energy policy—demanding that OPEC members expand their oil drilling efforts while restricting offshore drilling here at home—was a prominent topic of discussion. Indeed, the U.S. ban on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf was mentioned by three of the most powerful people in the global energy business: the head of OPEC; the chief executive of Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras; and the Saudi oil minister. All of them said the United States should start drilling in its offshore areas.

During a press conference in Madrid, Chakib Khelil, the Algerian oil minister and president of OPEC, was asked what the United States could do to lower oil prices. He mentioned three things: stabilize the value of the dollar, increase energy efficiency, and “open up your exploration. In Algeria, we have a bidding round going on. We are open. The U.S. also needs to open…offshore Florida, offshore Alaska, need to be opened to exploration.”

[Xth Legion]

Even OPEC wants us to drill offshore - Wake up Pelousy

[Slapshot68]

They should call it the Pelosi Energy Policy. The majority of Americans want us to drill domestically.

[Conspiracy Guy]

We need to lease Nancy alone and let her save the Earth.

We’ll thank her later.

I have to go catch the monkey that just flew out my ... !

[austinaero]

Yep. All those Dems who are so concerned with how the rest of the world view the U.S. have no problem flipping the bird to those same world citizens. When it comes to oil prices, the Dems sqwak as loud as anyone about how we should be paying less per gallon of gas, scream how it’s Bush’s fault. In essence the Dems believe the U.S. should be paying less than the rest of the world (whom they love so much) for gas. That can’t sit well with other countries. The Dems are too caught up in moaning how Bush has ruined our reputation yet, they participate in giving the finger to those other countries by demanding the U.S. somehow should be paying less than others. Definitely hypocritical.

[dirtboy]

Until the U.S. opens offshore oil drilling, it will be seen as the world's worst energy hypocrite

I think "idiot" is a better word than "hypocrite" here. And the head moron is...

[cookcounty]

The Democrats want to drill overseas-—with few environmental controls——as opposed to clean drilling in the US. Democrats = Global Polluters.

[areukiddingme1]

“But until the United States opens its offshore waters to oil drilling, it will be seen as the world’s worst energy hypocrite.”

Oh no obambi and the rest of you liberal Dem’s, all the other cool kids (france) think we are a hypocrite...

Don’t you want to change the worlds opinion of us...hum.

Or, just sometimes...when the mood hits you and is to make the Military or America look bad in the eyes of our enemies…hum.

It is becoming more and more apparent to me everyday why the McCain campaign chose to compare obambi to paris and brittney — the dems and obambi are as fickle as little spoiled rotten rich girls...and they pout and stamp their feet until their daddy make nice...You have got to be kidding me! (puke)

[American in Singapore]

open up your exploration

Hmmm... I wonder who knows more about energy - Bela Pelosi or the president of OPEC.

[R_Kangel]

We need to create a movement with organized demonstrations with pickets demanding the end to the embargo on American oil.

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[free_life]

Congress’s approval rating keeps dropping .......oil and gas keep price keeps rising..........how long till the tar and feathers is seen in DC?

Hey you go girl......9%........7%.............5%..........................-3%...........