“There is much we can do to increase our own oil production in ways that protect the environment using advanced technologies, including those that use and bury carbon dioxide, to recover the oil below the wells we have already drilled, and tap oil, natural gas, and shale economically with minimal environmental impact.”
That is a long speech that seems very short on specifics. No proposals to drill in ANWR or off Florida. The above is all I find on increasing oil production, which is the only dependable short term way to decrease our dependence on foreign oil. Short term being about five or so years. Thin gruel.
But, he devoted much time to:
“I have proposed a bipartisan plan to address the problem of climate change and stimulate the development and use of advanced technologies.”
It will take more than McCain’s empty generalities to reduce dependence on roreign oil. This speech doesn’t contain much more in the way of real and specific solutions that an Obamarama revival meeting.
Duh, like the oil industry never thought of drilling deeper or using CO2 floods for tertiary recovery, something they've been doing for 40 years or more.
This guy is more worried about CO2 than finding new reserves.
Hey, John! Plants love CO2! Want to see a fern as big as a house? Look in the fossil record way back when. The CO2 level was far higher than anything we have today.