What a joke!
Democrats are like a chorus of trained parrots:
“We can’t drill our way out of the energy crisis”.
Baloney! As soon as word got out that the US was going full bore for oil in ANWR, shale and coastal, the world market price of oil would immediately drop like a rock.
Another LibTard spouting the Pelousy/Reid Party line.
All of them should be tried for treason.
Oh, surprise, surprise! He supports the windfall profits tax. Of course he would, as that gives him and his buddies more money to spend. You'll note, however, that it doesn't help you and I at the pump one bit. But somehow, giving my money to Washington is somehow less evil than letting the oil companies, who actually produce oil, use the money to produce more oil.
Oh...and I loved the part where he tells you that the revenue from the taxes will be used to fund the Energy Independence and Security Trust Fund. Really? This is exactly the same thing they said when they passed the Alternative Fuels tax in 1973. The monies from that tax was supposed to be used for the gov't to develop alternative fuels. Oddly, no one seems to know where those billions of dollars went. My guess is Congressional home freezers.
The way to solve the problem is to throw people like Harkin out of Congress.
Tom Harkin is an ass.
No, we need to change our elected representatives and replace the fools like Harken who are lining their pockets at our expense while forcing us into poverty with their absurd energy policies.
Dear Mr. XXXXX:
Thank you for contacting me regarding domestic oil production. I appreciate your thoughts and understand your concerns on this important issue.
I firmly believe that reducing our nation's oil dependence is the key to our nation's economic stability and our national security. With rapidly increasing oil prices, we need to lessen our dependence on foreign oil, now more than ever.
Due to the dramatic increase in gasoline prices over the past six months, many have called for increased oil drilling off our coasts, in the Gulf of Mexico , and in the Arctic Refuge as a way to alleviate the prices families, truckers, and farmers are paying at the pump.
Many experts agree, however, that we cannot drill our way out of this problem. U.S. demand for oil is about 25% of the world's supply, but our known oil reserves are about three percent of the world's oil resources.
Additionally, oil drilling in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the past several years. From 2000 to 2006, the number of offshore oil wells nearly doubled from 3,000 to nearly 6,000. Despite this significant increase, the price of gasoline is at record levels and has continued to climb well beyond $4.00 per gallon.
Even the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has concluded that increased offshore drilling would have no significant impact on gasoline prices and any benefits would not occur before 2030.
Despite these facts, I believe that developing a comprehensive energy policy includes responsible domestic production. That is why I supported the landmark Energy Policy Act of 2005 to increase domestic oil production and refining capacity.
I believe, however, we should use our resources and time more wisely by investing in advanced vehicle technologies and supporting fuel alternatives such as ethanol and biodiesel. Recently, I introduced the Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act or DRIVE Act. This act offers a realistic, bipartisan solution that will reduce our dependence on oil by 2.5 million barrels a day by 2016 - the same amount we currently import from the Middle East . We accomplish this goal through a number of steps, including increased production of biofuels , tax credits, and more research and development into new alternative energy technologies.
I also believe that the Federal Government must play a leading role. That is why I recently introduced the Oil Savings Act of 2008. This legislation requires the Federal Government to create the first-ever, government-wide action plan to reduce oil consumption by 10,000,000 barrels per day by 2030.
I appreciate you sharing your views with me regarding domestic energy production. I remain committed to promoting an energy strategy that encourages investment in technologies that develop alternative sources of energy and allow more efficient use of current energy supplies. Please rest assured should further legislation regarding domestic oil production come before the full Senate during the 110 th Congress, I will keep your views in mind.
Again, thank you for contacting me. I hope that the information I have provided is helpful. My website, http://bayh.senate.gov, can provide additional details about legislation and state projects, and you can also sign up to receive my monthly e-newsletter, The Bayh Bulletin , by clicking on the link at the top of my homepage. I value your input and hope you will continue to keep me informed of the issues important to you.
Office of Senator Evan Bayh (202) 224-5623 Russell 463 Washington, D.C. 20510
“We need more fossil fuel but getting fossil fuel from proven reserves won’t help so I support more fossil fuel from unknown pie-in-the-sky sources.” - Tom Harkinized DNC talking points bulletin.
Democraps are the Oracles of being wrong about everything!
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To Harkin...”What is it...ya do here?”
He is a liar!
The consensus of the geologic community is that the Coastal Plain of ANWR represents the highest petroleum potential onshore area yet to be explored in North America. This potential is believed to be on the order of billions of barrels of recoverable oil and may rival that of the Prudhoe Bayfield.
Worried About Fuel Prices? ANWR Equals 30 Years of Saudi Oil
Arctic Power
April 01, 2001
Discovery of the gigantic Prudhoe Bay oilfield was announced in July 1968, the largest deposit ever found in North America. (Environmentalists called it a “few months’ supply.”) Nine years, 7.7 billion dollars, and 1,347 government permits later, Americans cheered as oil began flowing through the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
Making the case for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) development
Too Much Imported Oil: Bad for the Economy
As domestic oil production continued its decline, the U.S. imported 58% of its petroleum needs in 2004. These oil imports cost more than $150 billion and robbed tens of thousands of steady, high-paying jobs from American workers.
More than 20,000 foreign supertankers (most single-hulled) offloaded oil at east, west and gulf coast refineries last year; they carry from 700,000 to 1.2 million barrels a day from Iraq alone. Foreign oil is produced and shipped under less strict environmental standards than domestic oil. Alaska’s oil fields are the cleanest in the world, second to none.
Through shortsighted actions, Congress and federal agencies have banned oil activity from more than 300 million acres of federal land onshore and more than 460 million acres offshore in the past 20 years. An estimated 67% of oil reserves and 40% of natural gas reserves are on federal lands in America’s western states.
Eighty-eight percent of the energy for America’s transportation, industry, government and residential needs comes from oil, gas and coal. No combination of conservation, technology or alternatives can come close to replacing these fossil fuels. It will take years for research, testing, permitting, construction, and distribution systems for replacement alternatives to be realized. When alternative energy sources become practical and economical, Americans will use them. Until then, fossil fuels must be relied upon.
Today’s domestic oil production comes from more than 150,000 wells scattered throughout the country; they average 15 barrels a day. There have been no new major discoveries in the 48 contiguous states in thirty years. As the U.S. population increases, the nation must either produce more or import more. Alaska’s Arctic is the most promising area for the largest supply with the smallest physical impact.
The U.S. economy benefits from domestic production when new construction, service, manufacturing, and engineering jobs are created. These jobs occur in all 50 states. A national impact study by Wharton Econometrics estimates total employment at full production in ANWR to be 735,000 jobs. Federal revenues would be enhanced by billions of dollars from bonus bids, lease rentals, royalties and taxes.
Alaska’s Experience as an Energy Supplier
Discovery of the gigantic Prudhoe Bay oilfield was announced in July 1968, the largest deposit ever found in North America. (Environmentalists called it a “few months’ supply.”) Nine years, 7.7 billion dollars, and 1,347 government permits later, Americans cheered as oil began flowing through the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
Since July 1977, the pipeline has carried more than 13 billion barrels of oil from Alaska’s North Slope. During that time Alaska oil has supplied 20% of domestic production, amounting to nearly a $300 billion offset to the national trade deficit. Natural gas, produced with the oil, continues to be reinjected pending studies to determine feasibility of a pipeline to U.S. markets. Prudhoe Bay gas reserves are 30.9 trillion cubic feet.
Today the Alaska oil pipeline carries less than half its capacity; thus the search continues for new supply to keep it operating. (Without it, the entire system must eventually be decommissioned and removed.) The coastal plain of ANWR, 60 miles east of Prudhoe Bay and with similar geology, is America’s most prospective area for another giant oil field.
Studies of the ANWR coastal plain indicate it may contain between 6 and 16 billion barrels of recoverable oil (between 11.6 and 31.5 billion barrels in-place). With enhanced recovery technology, ANWR oil could provide an additional 30 to 50 years of reliable supply. Natural gas, produced with the oil, could be reinjected or added to a new gas pipeline originating in Prudhoe Bay.
Petroleum development at Prudhoe Bay has not negatively affected wildlife. For instance, the Central Arctic caribou herd is at home with pipeline facilities and has grown from 3,000 to as high as 27,100 in the last 20 years. Drilling activity in ANWR would be limited to winter months when wildlife does not frequent the coastal plain.
Constantly improving technology has greatly reduced the footprint of Arctic oil development. If Prudhoe Bay were built today, facility designs show the footprint would be 64% smaller.
1/2005
The response from all in Congress has been Bull Crap for years. What did you expect?