Posted on 03/23/2009 12:03:27 PM PDT by kellynla
The ban on offshore oil drilling that expired last September will be restored by “any means necessary,” Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), who serves on both the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, told CNSNews.com on Friday.
Inslee, who participated in a conference entitled "Planning for a Secure Energy Future” sponsored by the Washington Post, also recommended a ban on future drilling in the arctic, where he says there is a “gold rush” for oil uncovered by melting ice caps.
But Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), who serves on the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and also attended the conference, told CNSNews.com that offshore oil drilling should provide an integral part of American energy and recommended the Interior Department begin distributing offshore oil drilling leases.
Back in June, President George W. Bush lifted an 18-year-old executive order banning new offshore drilling that had been put in place by his father, President George H.W. Bush, and extended by President Bill Clinton.
At the end of September 2008, Congress – then in the midst of crafting a $700-billion financial bailout and facing nationwide pressure to lower gas prices and remove the ban – allowed a 26-year-old moratorium of offshore oil drilling that had been annually attached to the Interior Department funding bill, to expire.
Since then, the Bureau of Land Management has allowed bidding on leases for oil exploration. But some Democratic members of congress have indicated they would like to see the ban restored.
The moratorium on offshore oil drilling “will be reinstated,” Inslee told CNSNews.com, but he did not specify whether he meant the executive branch moratorium or the one from the Interior Department.
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...also recommended a ban on future drilling in the arctic, where he says there is a "gold rush" for oil uncovered by melting ice caps. But Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), who serves on the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and also attended the conference, told CNSNews.com that offshore oil drilling should provide an integral part of American energy and recommended the Interior Department begin distributing offshore oil drilling leases... At the end of September 2008, Congress -- then in the midst of crafting a $700-billion financial bailout and facing nationwide pressure to lower gas prices and remove the ban -- allowed a 26-year-old moratorium of offshore oil drilling that had been annually attached to the Interior Department funding bill, to expire.
With HALF of Americans dependent on the government for their livelihood and HALF of Americans who don't pay ANY federal income taxes and gerrymandering; I'm not optimistic. But a 10% switch would give the GOP a majority in the House & Senate. And hopefully the Gelding Old Party will get a testicle & spine implant before next year!
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. Rino Republicans also have a horrible record on supporting policies that would have made us less dependent on foreign oil. Maybe the party will begin to take a strong pro-domestic production stance now, but it sure didn't in the past. It just wasn't too noticeable until crude oil prices began to skyrocket.
A favorite refrain. It sounds just like San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's claim "whether you like it or not!"
-PJ
Yep, remember McPane was against drilling in ANWR!
obama said he would redistribute wealth. He didn't say he would destroy livelihoods and incomes for hard working Americans and corporations. I have never read at any time in my life that government could or would destroy a corporation to fund one more to their liking. And as it appears any new jobs created will only go to Unions or minorities.
And Californians have this idiot saying we need a fuel tax on top of the fuel taxes we already pay. Where do these politicians get the nerve to speak for citizens when they never asked?! If they say it enough it becomes true. Thank Bill Clinton for that political ploy.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/bloomberg-geithner-is-kind-of-guy-id-want-2009-03-22.html
“There are so many innovative ways to use the tax code to get private investors involved in this,” he asserted. “The American people aren’t against spending; they’re against spending they can’t see.”
Schwarzenegger said that one option for financing infrastructure projects would be a fuel tax of some sort.
“I think one has to look at it,” he said of the taxes. “But I think the important thing is that there is a willingness among the people to pay for it.”
Fish love the oil rigs. The rigs become artificial reefs and attract fish and sport fishermen.
Inslee must not think the economy is in bad enough shape, and wants to put another torpedo in it.
Where can one find out how many different committees and titles the congress and senate have ?
Seems like a new secret squirrel club is popping up in congress every friggin minute !
So called intellectuals like T. Friedman already advocate a price of five bucks a gallon, since they drive around in limos.
Obie himself said it wasn’t the 4 bucks last year, but how fast it zoomed up.
They want to destroy the internal combustion engine all for the sake of their theories about the evilness of man’s presence on Earth.
I have heard some people bemoaning the relative cheapness of gas, so this angle is working.
And he was double and triple talking about his 'support' for more offshore drilling. All I ever saw him commit to was new offshore drilling if the state involved approved. That would have eliminated all the West coast and much of the East coast.
Juan definitely threw away one of the best issues ever handed to a Republican nominee on a silver platter. And gas prices were still very high right up until election day.
Since Obambi was elected oil has gone from $34 a barrell to almost $54 a barrel. The Dollar has gone from 1.26 to 1.36 to the EURO.
There are no melting ice caps, nor is there oil being “uncovered” by melting ice caps.
Of course, with oil down significantly, and gas prices below $2, the american public may be less interested in drilling than they were 5 months ago.
I can’t argue with you stats. Very depressing indeed.
Thank you...or maybe not. ; )
Yep, its like the Rose Parade...they dream up a trophy for every participant! LOL
I think Inslee’s biggest supporter is Microsoft.
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